I felt good today. I got my pitches down today and got outs when I needed to.

You’re watching all this happen and you’re asking what else is he going to do, hit another one? And that’s exactly what he does.

Nobody gets skipped here. Our fifth guy in Oakland had it tough. He didn’t know when he was pitching. He didn’t know how to go about things. It’s great how we’ve had it going this...

I know when I was in Oakland, things always kind of happened for us to not win a series,

I’m not going to get that worried about giving up a hit,

I know why I’m here, I’m here to win ballgames, … Whether it’s the playoffs, the regular season, whenever. You go out and get the job done.

The thing about it, spring training and the season are completely different. You’re working on things in spring training. When the season gets here, it’s time to do things.

Anytime you get a chance to pitch a game like this it’s always a good time as long as you do well, … It’s nice to finally clinch and have a chance to contribute.

I like using my defense, you know. I’m not going to get mad about giving up a hit because you make one good pitch, the next pitch you get a double play.

I think it’s … when the trade happened, maybe, I think it was kind of a fresh start. I’m excited to go to a team that is so committed to winning.

It’s big. They’re not just getting called up and sitting there, they’re getting put in situations where they can succeed.

I actually felt really good, … I had really good stuff; I just couldn’t throw any strikes.

I don’t see that the strike zone as different. I don’t see that there’s any stigma of American or National League as a player. The only real difference I see is that, in the American...