OAKLAND, Calif. - A.J. Griffin listened.
After a dozen games of watching his pitchers try to tickle the strike zone - not particularly well - pitching coach Doug Brocail gathered up his guys to once again underscore a pretty simple message Monday afternoon: Throw strikes.
"I see guys that are not being aggressive," Brocail said before heading into the advance scouting meeting for the series at Oakland. "If they are being aggressive, I'll have to find out their definition. We've got to believe in our stuff."
Griffin became a believer Monday. Using the spacious Oakland Coliseum to his advantage, Griffin threw strikes and got sterling results in a 7-0 Rangers win.