He's very competitive. He doesn't like to lose, that's for sure. He's a nice guy. He's a good guy to have, definitely.

It's not a big deal. Just a little stiffness the first time out because I didn't throw a ball all winter.

I'm not trying to be a number. I'm still going to pitch. I'm just going to have a different uniform on.

I felt as good as I have in a long time. When I was missing, I was missing down. The one pitch I left up was the triple. That nearly cost me the ballgame.

It was a fastball because I wasn't going to walk in a run there. I was going to throw him a strike and make him hit the ball. I thought it was a good pitch. I would have never guessed the ball was going to go out of the park.

We fought hard for pretty much the whole game, and then it slipped away.