Quotes by Jake Westbrook

“The double play was key -- that and our offense coming up huge.”

“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.”

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

“I started off slow this year but I thought I pitched well,”

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

“They hit some balls hard today,”

“Its 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.”

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

“I had the lead and felt good but I didnt get the job done. Its a tough one.”

“It was a freak thing with the sun there on the last play. Theres nothing you can do about that.”