You've got to apply pressure. When you do that, up and down the lineup, which we're capable of doing, it puts enormous pressure on the opposition.

Bubba can't stop. He got caught a little when Robbie stopped, but we were on contact there. Robbie shouldn't have stopped, either, but that shouldn't have influenced Bubba.

I think I was numb when I got the diagnosis. I don't know what I would have done without Ali. She sought out information, asked questions and helped to guide us through the complicated process of reaching a treatment decision.

When you walk off the mound pitching like that against anybody, you're going to get an ovation. When it's against the Red Sox, that's something I don't think he'll ever forget.

It was a waffle, it was going back and forth. When you're tired, you shouldn't make many decisions. It certainly came to mind, do I want to continue to do this?

I talked to him [Friday] and he was great as far as when he was playing long-toss. I feel better about him this year than I did last year. Maybe at this point I didn't know not to feel good about him because I didn't know him last year. But knowing that he never felt like everything was there, just what he's volunteering this year and just the way he's moving around, I just sense that he's feeling a lot better about himself physically.