I kind of had an idea he was going to [try a] pickoff that first pitch, ... If you watch the game, a lot of pitchers after they try to pick off a guy at second they no look and go straight to the plate.

I was always brought up to be patient at the plate. That's the approach I've always taken to hitting. That may be why he said that -- I take a lot of pitches. I might strike out 100 or however many times a year, but my walks to strikeouts about evens out.

I don't have any intentions of moving to third, outfield, wherever it may be. I plan on being in that six hole.

I know I can play this position. It's not going to come overnight. It's going to take a lot of work. I just have to go out and do it. There's nothing else to say but for me to just do it.

Right there I was just trying to protect. I think he caught a little bit more plate with that pitch than he wanted to.

[Bajenaru] threw me a couple of good pitches to hit,