It was a little bit of a sloppy game.

He changed his stance a little bit. He's a little more spread out, a little more crouched -- in a strong hitting position. I see a shorter path to the ball.

At this stage of the game we've got come out of it over .500, no question, ... Boston's rolling, the Yanks aren't going to fold and the wild card's all bunched up. We definitely need a good trip.

I expect his command to be a little bit better. I talked to a couple pitching coaches that I ran into last week and they said, 'Hey, you'll find out that when he's on, you sit back in the dugout and it's fun to watch him.' We hope he has one of those [on Friday].

Gus battled through it. I think he'd rather pitch in a tight game. He doesn't like the comfortable lead.

He finds his groove -- finds his rhythm a little bit. Naturally, when a guy's struggling, he starts pressing. He's probably coming out of the gates trying a little too hard. Sometimes the harder you try, the tougher it gets.