I didn’t expect him to hit it out of the ballpark. That’s for sure. I put the ball where I wanted, and he did a good job of putting the bat on it. He’s a...

I’m very relieved. Any time you wake up and feel pretty good, it’s always a positive.

I don’t think (the lineup) is as powerful as last year, so (I’m) just going to have to pitch them a little bit different, try to get some ground balls early and keep the pitch...

The home run that Howard got was basically a pitch that he cheated on, … He just kind of opened up and hit a pitch. It was right where I wanted it.

I guess in a way (the layoff could help his arm), but I haven’t even made my first start back yet. I had rehab starts just to see if I felt good, and you go...

I think (it would be fitting) for the fans especially, … The fans deserve it; we deserve it. It would be great to go out and win tomorrow.

I think they have a really balanced offense this year as far as guys that can get on, and obviously the power that they have in the middle of the lineup. It’s pretty similar to...

I’ve never been hurt there before. I asked some guys who had Tommy John surgery if that’s how it starts and they said it was similar. But only the doctor can tell me for sure....

I certainly don’t want surgery, and I certainly don’t want to be out for a year. If that’s what I have to do, I have to start preparing myself now for it. If I don’t,...

I hate being taken out of the game from the mound. It’s just a pet peeve of mine. I never want that to happen. I always want to be taken out while I’m in the...

I guess I’m just on a higher stage out there in the playoffs and more people are recognizing some of the little intangibles I do, and it makes me that much better.

Just following these guys, watching them all year long, and even last year, it’s just been great. I just try to copy the way they go about their business out there on the mound.

It’s sore, but I feel good,

It went well. I felt great — no pain, no tightness, no discomfort whatsoever. As far as pitching is concerned, location was there for the most part. My arm felt great. I didn’t feel any...

I want it to be a good one, … You never want to go out on a bad note, and certainly now is not the time.

I try to pitch every game like it’s a World Series game, … I try not to give up any runs and, if I do, to give up less runs than we score.

It’s just nice to have him out there. Let’s put it that way. We had a No. 5 out on the field and in the lineup. That was pretty good.

I just want to go out there and give my team a good outing and keep us in the ball game as long as possible.

The pitch to Cabrera was a first-pitch changeup, and I got him out in front a little bit but not enough. It’s just disappointing when you make pitches like that and they hit them out...

I tested it with throwing it pretty hard, and throwing a lot of pitches. I felt good. I think (Friday) I hopefully was able to show them that I am able to do a rehab...

But it’s irritating when you can’t get in touch with somebody you have to.

It’s definitely on my mind, … Who knows what’s going to happen? A lot of my friends are not wealthy, and I don’t know if they’ll be able to get out.

I’m really pretty happy with my outing. I’m a little sore because I pushed it that far, but that’s good for me because I want to get the soreness out of the way early and...

The success that I had in the playoffs last year helps me relax,

He hit good pitches. I can’t even say much about it. He didn’t even roll over on me. He just got under them. There’s really nothing else I can say about it. Fastballs away, right...

Once I show that I can go five innings, I’d be comfortable to get back with the team and get back in the swing of things, be involved,

I felt the same tonight as I did the first two times back. I just didn’t get any breaks those other times. This time I didn’t get behind in the count and I kept the...

It was definitely on my mind when I woke up this morning,

Spring training is finally over.

It’s a little aggravating. I’ll certainly be back in a couple of weeks. I just hope it’s back to 100 percent instead of 90 percent.

It was really nice for him to go out there and to basically just try to get after it. Just basically he’s trying to get out there and be a part of the team and...

I feel great and I’m ready to get back into action, and feel a part of the team.

I don’t know if he was telling me the truth or not, but he said he felt pretty good. He actually came up to me and told me I’m going to have a good game...

Obviously, it would just (stink) if something happened to them. I hope nothing happens to them or to anybody.

I left some balls in the middle of the plate. I was trying to find it again today. For the most part, I felt pretty good. I got some ground balls when I needed to....

Not being there has been pretty tough. But you can’t really do anything about it.

This is our ballpark, and we’ve had plenty of those this year. Now I feel like all the other pitchers who have given up home runs here in that fashion.

I’m just ready to get out there, … I feel real good.

He’s been a great help to me, just being so young and pitching and the things that he’s taught me each and every day I go out there.

My dad (Harold) moved 20 miles in three hours yesterday. He still has 100 miles to go, … I have friends out there. I don’t know where they are.

Here comes this guy who had nine or 10 starts in the major leagues and all of a sudden he’s throwing 5 2/3 innings of no-hit ball against one of the best lineups in baseball....

If you go to a different ballpark, I know it’s 60 feet, 6 inches from the rubber the plate, but the backgrounds are much different. Some plates look like they’re closer than others. Some mounds...

I don’t feel any sharp pains or anything like that. My back feels good, it just doesn’t feel awesome.

It makes it really tough, especially when (Willis) is on a roll,

It’s been tough. Sitting there in the dugout and watching your team play knowing that I’m not going to have anything to do with the game. Especially in games that we lose, it’s really hard....

You couldn’t ask for anything more. They totally backed me up. I didn’t do what I wanted to do today, but it doesn’t matter. The bullpen kept us there where we needed to be, and...

Everything felt pretty good. I’m looking forward to getting that first start under my belt and get the season under way.

It’s going to be a little different when the games start rolling around, the electricity of the fans, just getting the season under way.

This whole game I felt like I did pretty good,

Just like last year, pretty much every game we play right now from here on out is going to be pretty important. And they’re definitely important against the teams we are facing right now. We’ve...