PHOENIX — Jeff Samardzija made two mistakes Friday night. The first came in the fifth, when Samardzija took what he called a brief "mental break" on the mound and Shelby Miller smoked a triple off the wall that led to the first run of the game.
The second mistake happened after the game, when Samardzija was asked how he could look so strong through eight innings despite throwing 115 and 123 pitches in his two previous starts.
“I’ve got to tip my hat a lot to Carl (Kochan) and Rags (Dave Righetti) for getting my body right and getting my head right,” Samardzija said.