The man knows how to hit. It's amazing to see that kind of talent.

I felt very confident. I knew my (bullpen) session went well before being called upon. I just took it from there, keep it simple and not do too much. I knew every pitch, every out, everything that was going on at that point of the game was a big thing and everything was going to matter.

I just learned to go out there and trust my stuff.

I stick to my program and that's all I'm really worried about, getting my body ready to go for the season. Everything else I just let fall by the wayside.

The whole dugout just starts laughing. The man knows how to hit.

The whole dugout just starts laughing. The man knows how to hit. It's amazing to see that kind of talent. I'm sure he'll be able to save some for the season. The home runs will be for the season.

I should have come out because it was pretty sore the next day and it was pretty sore at the time. It took me a while to get feeling back in it, but I just didn't really want to come out.

To be honest with you, I bet you everybody on the bench did.

That's a tough lineup. For me to be successful today, I was able to pitch inside of that left-handed lineup. Being able to use my split- finger helped. ... To come away with two wins was good against these guys.

That was my hardest jump. It will be a good test for him this year because in Double-A you don't necessarily have (former) big league hitters in lineups. In Triple-A, you do.