The guy took a full swing, so I'm reacting to a full swing. As a pitcher, that's one of the toughest things to do. ... I think I went six or seven inches into the ground when I dove. I had to replace my divot.

he said. ''There's no way I'm going to attempt to do that. But she knew she could. As the saying goes, 'If the body doesn't mind, then the mind can overcome it.'

He's learning. He doesn't know the hitters yet. He made a mistake and paid for it. He's going to get guys out more often than not. He's got great stuff.

I probably hit less than 50 percent of my spots. I wasn't good today at all. You've got to accept that. That's part of the game right there. Either you're on or you're off. Today was off. They hit me. They know I throw strikes. Maybe I threw too many.

If you look at it, they weren't crushing the ball off the wall. I had a ground ball in the hole, a walk, two jam shots. You take those two jam shots, those are usually outs.

I made it interesting again, ... but what's important is that we were one up at the end.

I made it interesting again. But what's important is that we were one up at the end. This is what we do.

It was huge, ... The game shifted right there.

It won't really change anything I do. I was just kind of the bridge to the end of the season anyway. But it won't be easy losing a talented relief pitcher like that.

It was a back-and-forth battle. They have a great team. They're hitting the ball well. We just hit the ball a little bit better.