For no other reason than confidence it's a big night for me, ... I've never had three hits in a game and that gives me a lot of confidence.

In a small glimpse, that's been a little bit of my season. I've hit several like that. Hopefully, next year, they'll stay fair for me. It took me a little longer than I wanted and anticipated, but it came at a good time and against a good ballclub. It helped us get a win, so I'm happy.

It was a great feeling to finally get one,

When we got up 5-0, I don't think anybody said, 'OK we got him, ... Everybody kept pressing to get more runs.

You can't underestimate what Boston can do with the bats,

The only area of the game where I really didn't have a good year in was hitting the ball out of the ballpark, ... I feel like in every other area I improved in and had a solid year.