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.

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.

We won't let him go days without throwing. It's important for him not to lose ground. I don't like guys in the middle of an arm rehab not be able to throw if they're healthy, because I think it can set him back. We'll make sure to exercise the arm while he strengthens the knee. If it all goes well, he should be long tossing and continuing the program fairly quickly.

He's a young guy. It's like Billy Martin said -- if you tell him 10 times, tell him 11. Hopefully, that's the one that catches. He's gotten better and better at a lot of things. Obviously, there's room for improvement in concentration and not getting distracted by things. That's something we'll keep striving for. A lot of pitchers face that. Hopefully, we'll get through that.

He's going through treatment. We'll see how he reacts in the next couple days and then draw up [a program].