What he does is throw strikes and mix his pitches up. That's what he does well. Any pitcher that throws strikes and hits the corners keeps you off balance.

We were supposed to be tired, but between the lines this team doesn't think about too much. We're a focused team. From Day One in spring training, all we think about is winning.

It's the same Doc I remember hitting against but he's only getting ready, that's the scary part. I think once he's a 100 per cent ready to go, he's going to be scary.

I really didn't hit the ball that hard. It was a curve ball. I mean, I didn't hit it that hard, but I'm glad it went out.

Knowing a guy can dominate like that and knowing it's just the first start, it's very exciting. You're very intense out there because you want do so well for him.

He did a very good job here with his pitches. He knew he had to hit the corners, didn't get many pitches up. He did a great job. The difference from his last start was that he hit spots he needed to hit.