It was nice to get the first one out of the way. I've thrown off that mound and I felt pretty comfortable.

It was nice to get the first one out of the way.

I felt good getting on the mound and going one, two, three. I'm happy it wasn't like that Tigers game. Everything was working. I threw what I wanted. The slider was working well.

We did a nice job on the mound against a deep lineup.

It's nice when he's on the mound. It was another strong game for him. When he's on the mound it makes our club really sound.

We were in an upright situation. I felt like I was going to be thrown, so I had to go for it and throw him and it didn't work out like I had hoped it would. It was pretty disappointing to lose that one.