I’m more than happy. I’m ready to go. I wasn’t thinking about my elbow. In my first two [rehab] starts, I walked too many.

It was an honor to start the home opener and against a team like the Yankees. It’s very exciting. At the same time, it was just another game.

I saw him running to first base, and he’s not a fast guy. I thought I could tag him and not have to make a throw to first base. But he was quicker than I...

If I had to say right now, I’d put it at 50-50. But I am feeling no pain now.

It has been a tough year for me. I went on the DL three times. I had the bone chip and the bone spur. To get to the point that I am right now, it...

Some people might think that it was a bad time to come back into a game, but I thought it was great. I love the challenge. I love to be aggressive. Just go after people....

I feel good; I don’t feel any pain.

It has been a tough year and we’ve struggled at times, but we’re still in first place and that is the bottom line. It is good to see us come from behind the last couple...

I learned a lot last year. I learned that you can’t get frustrated too often, because that will affect your pitching in a bad way. You have to be a professional.

I feel good; I don’t feel any pain. To be honest, I don’t want to miss any games. I feel so good. I want to get out there every five days. Spring Training was great...

My mechanics were good. I had command of my fastball … I was changing speeds.

It feels like the same pain I had a couple of weeks ago.

The fourth inning was what got me in trouble. You have to minimize things because you can’t do too much with the bases loaded.

I was able to throw my fastball tonight, both inside and outside the plate. My nail was bleeding in the third inning. Right now, it’s not looking good. I was in a little pain in...

For me, I have to build strength in my arm. It is a big spring for me.

This may sound strange, but I felt really good out there; I wasn’t even thinking about my finger. My stuff was good and I feel good. But my location wasn’t where I wanted it.

I was a little bit surprised I got in the game in that situation, but I was ready. I told Mike before the game I was ready for anything.

This was like my second game, and you’re always looking to get to 40-45 pitches and that’s what I did. It’s been awhile for me since I’ve been out there and thrown that many pitches...

I think this is going to be the year I show people what they’ve been waiting for. I have a lot of confidence that I’m going to have a good year.

A fastball inside, that’s how you get him out. I didn’t think it was a bad pitch.

It’s great, reaching the goal that we wanted to when we got here. Advancing to the second round makes us feel pretty good and we’re ready for the challenge.

That was the game. That play right there was the key.

It may seem weird but I felt so good, I can’t believe I gave up eight runs. My stuff was there but my location wasn’t there.

I’ve never been a fan.

I had breakfast and then I went to bed about 7:30.

You don’t want to see anybody celebrate in your house.

Right now, I feel great. I don’t think I have felt like this in a long time. I was feeling the bone chips for years.

I tried to get the ball in the glove. I didn’t have a chance. Everything seemed to go their way.

It’s something special. It’s an honor to pitch the home opener, especially against the Yankees. They’re always good. Every year, they’ve got a great lineup. They are great hitters, but you can’t give them too...