That's me, contact all over the place. Ground balls, fly balls, that's my game. More times than not, I'll take that. I'll definitely take that with the defense I have behind me here.

The pitchers did a great job in forcing contact and getting the ground balls. The infield had a lot of chances, some of them tough, and got it done without an error.

Different things come up and you can't simulate a game, ... I've been practicing, taking ground balls, [but] different things come up in the game that you take home and learn from. You still have to adjust.

It's difficult to teach fielding ground balls or fly balls for that matter in a gymnasium. But everyone else up here has had the same problem.

I talked to [Roy] prior to that. We spoke cordially before the game. We make contact on the phone with his staff and him. Things are progressing well.

I'm going to try my best not to have any contact. If I don't get hit in the game, it means I did pretty good.