His fastball location the first two innings was not there, and that was forcing him to make too many pitches.

We went with the fastball and splitter for the first four innings, then worked in the slider during the last three. I don't know who was more nervous there at the end -- him or me -- because I really wanted him to get it, and I didn't want to call the wrong pitch for him.

He throws 60 pitches in the first couple innings and did nothing but get much stronger.

We talk about early contact. But if your early contact goes into the gap it doesn't mean crap. Good early contact means a ground ball.

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.

My pitches were starting to come along as the innings went by. I was trying to be too accurate on the corners at the beginning but I started not to worry about it too much as my pitches were going really well.