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It is a little lopsided.

Jeff Francis

 

It happened very quickly. I didn't make good pitches and I left the ball up. It's very disappointing. The team put a lot of confidence in me, giving the ball in this situation. Everyone in that clubhouse was confident. But we aren't going to walk away hanging out heads.

Jeff Francis

 

I have struggled before like this in the minor leagues. The difference is that major-league hitters are better and don't miss mistakes.

Jeff Francis

 

The three runs in the fourth came when I made bad pitches all in a row and they took advantage of them. I have to be able to eliminate those mistakes.

Jeff Francis

 Advantage

I was confident I could throw that pitch for a strike. He froze on it. If I could drop that ball in there, we're not even talking about that pitch.

Jeff Francis

 

To finally play in international competition, especially in a place like that where every country had their best, it was pretty special.

Jeff Francis

 Competition

Never have I had an outing where I missed by so much so often. I couldn't find my release point.

Jeff Francis

 

I guess I did have a good first inning, which is something I didn't do a lot last year, so that's a good sign.

Jeff Francis

 

They took advantage of some bad pitches and hit them hard.

Jeff Francis

 Advantage

Which I think is great. I want to get out there as soon as possible, especially if I'm only throwing three innings, why wait five days?

Jeff Francis