Give him credit. We had some opportunities, but he made some pitches and shut the door.

Ervin made his pitches and was ahead on the count on just about everyone he faced.

His fastball command was a little erratic, but the command on his offspeed pitches was there, and his velocity was good. He got his work in. It did not set him back.

He fought off some tough pitches and fouled off some tough pitches. If he got a pitch to hit, I was confident he would have squared one up.

That's a tough lineup, and you have to make pitches in good locations to get them out. I think he got a little too fine in some counts.

He laid off some pitches to get in some hitting counts, and when he got a pitch to hit, he was on it. I think he's got all the tools he needs now. It's going to be a matter of stamina, and maintaining it.