Our staff on the whole challenged hitters and were not afraid to throw strikes. That's big at this level.

With all the young talented arms they have, Toronto has the ability to even make trades to fill in the key roles they're missing in the big leagues.

We've had a lot of guys thrown into roles they weren't accustomed to, and when you do that they may play well one night but then struggle the next. What were striving for is to get that consistent effort night in and night out. When we don't show up mentally, it shows on the scoreboard.

I don't think they'll all be like this. If they are, I'll have a head full of grey hair by the end of the year.

Hats off to him. I think one of the hardest things to do in the game is to keep a hitting streak. I don't think as long as I'm alive we'll ever see anybody get close to 56, but if anybody is going to do it, Jimmy's a great guy.

The hits are nice, but the important thing for me is I was hitting the ball hard, ... I had a rough night and I had to correct  things.