Eric did an absolutely outstanding job on the mound. He threw strikes and we backed him up with some early runs. We just got off the bus ready to play.

He threw off the mound toward the end, really just to get him up on the hill and get used to the slope again and get his balance and things like that right.

I threw the ball real well warming up in the bullpen. And then I go to the mound, I lost all feel [for the ball]. It was terrible. I don't know what that was. It was bad.

He (Ramirez) was outstanding and he really threw great.

We're not going to overpower anybody on the mound, but we've got some guys that can throw strikes. That's what we need.

Jeff came in and threw strikes. He competed. And he's versatile, too. He can start, he can relieve, he can spot-start.