I started off slow this year but I thought I pitched well,

I just thought, 'This is what you do, get ground balls. Here and there, I felt good. I battled, the defense was great and our bullpen did what they always do.

When a guy that hot is still hitting sixth, it tells you all you need to know about their lineup.

It's either feast or famine. I can't explain it.

I felt like I made a decent pitch, and he went down and got it. But it was a solo home run, so it wasn't a big deal at the time.

I think the way I started the year, ... my goal was to get to .500.