Jake Westbrook
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"Jacob Cauthen "Jake" Westbrook" is an United States/American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is known as a Sinker (baseball)/sinker ball pitcher and has also hit a grand slam home run. During his career he played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected to one All-Star game and won a World Series championship in 2011.

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The way the year started out my goal was to get to .500. Now my goal has changed.

I had the lead and felt good but I didn't get the job done. It's a tough one.

It was a freak thing with the sun there on the last play. There's nothing you can do about that.

All three of those hits I gave up were ground balls that found holes.

I started off slow this year but I thought I pitched well.

I just thought, 'This is what you do, get ground balls. Here and there, I felt good. I battled, the defense was great and our bullpen did what they always do.

It's just a different feel when the offense puts up some runs, ... You can afford to be more aggressive, and you can go right after guys.

I think the way I started the year, ... my goal was to get to .500.

They hit some balls hard today.