I feel real good right now, not just with the swing or playing outfield or throwing. I feel good physically. I'm healthy. My legs feel good from my feet all the way up through my back.

I just tried to get set and get ready for a fastball. He's (Hernandez) always changing speeds, trying to run something in underneath you.

It's not like we're going to sit here on this one and rest on that for a while. We've got to pick back up on Wednesday and come back at them and keep grinding. Because we battled today.

I felt the only way to get better was to play, and that was the best opportunity I had to get playing time.

The last two months have let us know we belong. We are a team with confidence that we can go out and compete with anyone. We know we not only have a chance to win, but we have a good chance to win every game we play.

I came back and wanted to make an impact, and help this team in the end of the year.