I kept looking for Hilliard to throw his curve, but he kept throwing me fastballs. So I kept taking good hacks at them.

I was throwing fastballs, fastballs, fastballs. It was a good feeling.

I kept looking in his face and it was like nothing had ever happened. I felt real good about that because if he's not rattled, we shouldn't be rattled. Second half he came out and played a great game.

That helps a lot. You can take a deep breath and throw more fastballs because you've got a good cushion.

I could throw fastballs. That's the reason I could become a major leaguer. But the reason I did well in the major leagues was that I could throw curves and change-ups and I could mix these different types of balls.

Sam was throwing fastballs up in the zone, so they were hitting fastballs all over the place.