To sit on Mike Gonzalez until the ninth inning might have put you in a position where you don't get an opportunity to use him. It just made all the sense in the world.

It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.

He was real good early, and then his command wavered some there in the fourth and fifth inning. The next hurdle that he needs to overcome is to maintain the consistency of his delivery throughout the course of his start. He's making strides.

He gave up four solo homers and he didn't let it bother him. We had a very good second inning with timely hitting. And we took advantage of a mistake.

You get to the ninth inning and your stomach is clear up to here. But it's not because of your job. It is because you want to win so badly.

When you come in and you sit down at your desk and try to structure the middle of your lineup, that's a fairly daunting task.