The way things were going, no one was gonna score too many, … I managed to keep them off the board long enough for Tracy to come through.

I had some good plays behind me.

I wanted to finish it up. Getting the two runners on, it was a good time to let [Valverde] come in and get his work in. I knew it was probably time. I really wanted...

I go out there and pitch my game and try to get ground balls. I don’t really think too much into it. Obviously, I don’t want the pressure of thinking I’m the No. 1. I...

I need one more hit now.

I made my pitches when I had to, and that’s what counts, … There were a couple times when I made some good pitches and the guys made some good plays behind me to get...

I’m ready to take the challenge on. I’m excited to get that opportunity to start on Opening Day.

Oh, yeah. We’ve been playing the best we have all year pitching-wise, hitting-wise and putting enough on the board to win. We rolled off seven in a row and won 10 out of 11.

I was not on at all mechanically, not very sound, … I was saying [before the game], ‘This is the day I will probably go out and throw a no-hitter.’ The last time in the...

It starts off with 100 throws a day, which is a lot more than I was used to. I did that last year and I think that helped me toward the end of the year,...

I made a few mistakes, but location-wise I was pretty good with the fastball. I was trying to work ahead and get all my pitches in. I mainly throw fastballs, and I worked on location...

The starters have been starting well, going into games six or seven innings,

I like it. It’s going to be a little bit different last year and obviously what it was the last couple of years. But I’m excited to get it started with these guys. I’m anxious...

Those were big double plays, … Jeff Kent was coming up next, and it’s good to have nobody on base whenever he’s up. It was a pitcher’s duel for a while, and I was just...

The stuff I had tonight was pretty unbelievable, … Some of the best stuff Ive had all season.

It’s probably the most casual day of spring training. But after that, the real thing starts.

I left [the ball to Ward] out over the middle of the plate, … He hammered the thing. It was well-struck. But it was only one mistake and a solo home run, which is not...

I feel like I can go out there and win every ballgame with three runs. So I try to keep it down below one to two runs for seven or eight innings, and I’ve been...

I’m very excited about that, no doubt. Losing Royce (Clayton) was a loss. I liked having him behind me at short with that defense of his. But Orlando is going to be as good, if...

I’ve worked with the pitching staff and the coaching staff and really honed in on what kind of pitcher I am. It’s made me a better pitcher and I’ve been able to progress every year...

We’re playing real well right now, … We’re hoping to win out and see what happens.

It just wasn’t a good day. I’m glad to get it out of the way.

It felt good. It’s good to get back out there and throw against hitters that actually don’t know what’s coming.

I kept them off the board until Trace got in there with the big two-run shot,

Not all the balls were hit real hard. They were ground balls through the infield. There was the one home run and maybe one other one that was hit decent.

It’s just a game that we needed to win just to get off this streak we’ve been in. No matter how we won it, 10-9, whatever, we just rally needed to win a ballgame.

It was a big double play, … In the first it was a fastball down that (Robles) just rolled over on.

I thought it was down and away, but he ended up getting under it and shooting it to center. I thought it was a decent pitch. I haven’t seen it on the replay yet.

There are a lot of guys battling for that last spot and that’s how it’s been the last few years. There are many guys that are well-qualified to fit that role. I think it should...

I was just trying to keep them off the board until Tracy came through and hit the home run.

I got a lot of good plays behind me, a lot of double-play balls, which kept my confidence up. I kept pouring it in there and let the other guys work. And the offense scoring...