I was just trying to throw strikes and let my defense help me. I got a lot of ground balls and they picked them up.

It was one of those days where I felt like I could put it where I want it. We just got beat in a good ball game.

The mid-week games are just as important as the weekend. It's important to make sure everything is on the same page.

I've been trying to find that in him all season. He has a whole other dimension that we haven't seen yet. I have seen the finesse, but I want to see the power and aggressiveness.

We're trying to stretch the defense and get them to run (laterally),

I was trying to be more of a presence on defense. I wanted to be more active.