[Clayton Kershaw ] is intense. He's a competitor.He's extremely fun to play behind.

I didn't go up to the plate thinking, 'OK, my goal now is to get a hit'-I tried not to think about [the streak].

I've always been taught to play the game hard. Baseball is such a tough game, it really humbles you at times, you just have to try not to get too high or too low.

I’ve talked to guys who have played for the Phillies and gone on to other organizations and the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

I never want to look in the mirror and say, 'What if? What if I had run harder? What if I had dived for that groundball?'

I could care less if people talk about us or not. We know what we can do here. It's an exciting time for us.

I know it sounds stupid and cliche, but I just want to get better. I want to keep improving.