It's unfortunate. Things like that tend to follow [a player], I'd have to agree with that.

I've been bummed out the whole game after that happened. This guy's had a great spring, and that's really unfortunate.

I don't know that I'd agree I was our best player.

I have no qualms about him whatsoever. This guy is going to be one of the best pitchers in the American League within the next three years. I think the world of him. That stuff just happens.

You have to get good pitching to beat the Red Sox, period. When they have pitching like they do, you can't expect to come in here and just try to go toe-to-toe with them and beat them 9-8 all the time. You're just not going to do it. So we got a good pitching performance and won tonight.

This is the second game of the year. We have plenty to go. I am not upset. I am not concerned.