"That's a pretty quick jump in a matter of two starts, to go from 64 to 86 pitches," said pitching coach John Farrell. "But you understand the rules. I understand the latitude they're giving to each pitcher, each starting pitcher, but fortunately it didn't seem like he had to overwork in any one inning and really get taxed in a really long inning."
"The reports were he used his secondary stuff very effectively," Farrell said. "He threw quite a number of changeups, didn't seemingly overthrow his fastball. He looked like he had a very good rhythm for the six innings that he pitched, and really was a model of efficiency when you think about six innings and 86 pitches."
"I actually would worry about getting to 85 in three or four innings because that means he's working hard," manager Terry Francona said. "This was pretty efficient.
"It's hard. You try to do the right thing, but ultimately we have to kind of put our organization first. We have to. It's how we make a living, so it's difficult."