Usually, when I get a guy down 0-2, I can put him away. But my cutter was running back over and they were hitting it. I just didn't make pitches when I needed to.

274

I felt like I was in control. I made some pitches and he kept getting a little piece of them. I tried to battle and they just beat me today.

236

Two years ago the A's brought in their first-round picks to the Coliseum and he was smiling and telling everybody, 'Yes, sir.' I told him, 'Don't call me sir.' I'm not much older than him. You can tell his parents brought him up well.

172

Last year we got ragged on quite a bit, but I thought we were pretty good. The difference is this year we have a lot of different looks. You've got guys who can do more than one thing.

138

I just didn't make good pitches. My cutter was running back over the plate and they made me pay.

132

To me, he's our stopper. He's a huge part of our team.

129

It's great because we battled and stayed in there. This is a tough park to pitch in.

124

I was a little more focused. Today I was intent on getting the first hitter out. It's good to go out and get that first save. I know I can do it, but I didn't get it done last time.

108

I know everybody is hoping that Harden will be OK. To me, he's our stopper. We need him to get healthy as quickly as possible.

80