Ted (Lilly) has a bad back right now, something he felt the day after his last start (March 26). So we'll give him an extra day of rest and have Josh (Towers) start the second game and Lilly the third.
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He's up there in appearances, and he may have had tougher type saves than a lot of guys out there. He's had more than just the one-inning saves. Just a couple times, we've held him out due to number of appearances in a row. Do you guys remember any of thoseJohn Gibbons
If I understand correctly, it'll be a couple weeks before they even want him to pick up a ball. That's going to set him back there. We'll make sure he's ready to go.
John Gibbons
A lot of the Latin players -- the guys who do Winter Ball -- are geared for that. They get some time off and then they pitch. Those guys pitch year-round, doing something, ... He's a strong guy. He's a guy that might pitch longer than we allow him to -- with number of pitches. You usually don't see that much of a drop off.
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The whole thing with Alex is he's able to get to that pitch now, where in the past he wasn't able to. It's tougher with his size anyway. He's got long arms. It all has to do with his balance. He's not falling backwards. He's out to prove something.
John Gibbons
We're on a tough little stretch right now, no question. But we always seem to bounce back, that's the character of the ball club. In this business you take your lumps sometimes, it's just how you handle it that separates you.
John Gibbons
There were at least two starts -- maybe even three -- that he left with the lead late and the game got away from us. You throw that in the can. He hasn't been blown out, I don't think. He's pitched good enough to win some of them, anyway.
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