I don't want to talk about my hitting. My job is to pitch a good ballgame every time out. The triple was a gift. I take pride in my hitting, but I'm not a hitter.

He told me basically this is your ballgame and the ball is in your hand,

Hopefully, it's nothing and he'll be ready for the season. I wish him luck and hope he gets healthy.

I really wasn't looking to strike people out, ... I was looking to get groundballs.

I'm ready for everything and I'm excited for the season. I feel it's our time. We have speedy guys, we have power guys and we have pitching.

I made too many mistakes in the games -- throwing, fielding, pitching. So far, this season has been weird to me. I can't worry about that. I have to worry about the future and cut some of my pitches per inning, and that's what we'll do. I have 30 more starts to go.

I like a challenge, and I would like to pitch against the Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic.

That's amazing. That proves that Venezuela has a lot of players good enough to be in the Major Leagues. I'm very proud for my country, for all those people who are playing in the Major Leagues from Venezuela.

I've been working hard on strength and conditioning. When you do a good job and take care of your body, at the end of the season you feel strong.

That's a gift from God. I'm there to pitch.