I left it out over the plate and he recognized it. He's a good hitter, and good hitters take advantage of bad pitches.

It's like they always say, good hitters walk. You get to be a good hitter before you get a lot of walks, that's the way I see it. You take a lot of pitches. You can be smart and selective at the plate, and that helps attribute to walks.

We didn't make any pitches. You get good hitters and leave it in the middle of the plate, and they burn you.

He's been one of our hotter hitters, better hitters, all year. He's got a good idea at the plate. He took advantage of a fastball and hit it pretty well.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.