That’s usually how this game works. It makes no sense, either way. So much of the tempo is always set early.

He made it look easy. He had good command of his cutter. He was getting strike one with his fastball and cutting all the lefties in on their hands.

He had good command of his cutter. He was getting strike one with his fastball and then cutting all the lefties in on their hands and just being able to stay on the attack. He...

We didn’t really help (Capuano) on offense. He was giving us pitches to hit; we just hit them right at people and were trying to pull the ball a little too much.

It got me on the bill of the helmet. It wasn’t an ear hole shot. It didn’t drop me. But it frightened me a bit. I’m off to a rough start this spring.

Put it this way. [Sheets’] demeanor was not what it normally would be under the circumstances.

We have to go back home and win, plain and simple. Obviously, we would have liked to win some more games here, but it’s done, it’s over with, and we need to go back home...

He was unbelievable. His velocity, his location, his breaking ball. It’s huge to have him throw like that.

He pitches great; he gets a loss. We have to find a way to get him on the right side of the column.

He looked like the old Ben. A lot of guys go out there with less stuff than he had today.

He’s a great communicator and motivator. You know he’s got your back. You know if he has something to do with you, it’s going to be done in an office instead of in public. He’s...