Right away, it felt like that's what I should have been doing for 10 years,

the furthest ball I've seen hit here to left field by a right-hander.

I know that I've gone out and given us a chance to win and done it with half our team hurt, too.

It's the first time I ever came up in the first inning. To get a hit and be a part of the inning was kind of cool.

This was the first time I've ever hit in the first inning, so to get a hit and be a part of the fun was kind of cool. It's not real difficult to pitch with a 15-run lead, but I'm happy with the way I went about my business.

If I go out and pitch 14 games the rest of the season and I'm pretty successful, it would be tough to not want to continue to (pitch relief). I want to be successful in everything I do.