You never like to end a day like that, ... But this is my 31st start and I finally got double-digit wins, so I will take it. I love this time of year because every game counts.

It was disconcerting, since I'm a ground-ball pitcher. At least they were solos.

We're looking to get going, ... We're looking at the big picture. Oakland is going after its 10th straight win [Friday night]. New York is winning. Anaheim is winning.

This is the time of year that I really enjoy.

Early on in the game, we tried to pitch a lot of left-handers inside for strikes, which allows you to pitch them away later in the game. I'm probably pitching more instead of being one-dimensional -- you know, sinker, sinker, sinker.

It's a team game. It wasn't like Valentin tried to let the ball go through his legs to see how far it would get by him. That 0-2 changeup was my mistake. I take responsibility for letting the guy score on an 0-2 pitch.