The way he's thrown and the starts that he's had have been absolutely outstanding. He has been better than we really expected him to be. Like anybody else, when he's on the mound, I look forward to watching him pitch.

The ball wasn't going where he wanted it to. I'm sure he was a little frustrated. I've thrown my hands up a couple times already this spring.

In the first inning, he scuffled a little bit. It was reminiscent of his last two starts. Then all of a sudden, he found his curveball and it got him into a good arm-slot and he was awfully good for the rest of the game.

He pitched an outstanding game. We just couldn't score enough runs for him to win.

He's thrown strikes when he's pitched. He's shown a good breaking ball, which we knew he had.

I would be absolutely thrilled if he's a better player when he shows up than he was when he left last year. Lopez needs a better focus. He needs to stay in the center of the field with his hitting. We really need to stay on him every hour of every day to stay in the middle of the field and stay focused on what it is he's trying to accomplish.