CATCHER. >> Aaron: HE HAD SOME X RAYS TODAY, AND THEY WERE NEGATIVE. SO -- BUT HE'S PRETTY SORE TODAY. >> Meredith: DO YOU THINK HE'LL NEED A COUPLE OF DAYS? >> Aaron: I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL SEE. WE'LL SEE HOW WE GET THROUGH TODAY WITH HIS TREATMENT AND STUFF, AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY HE'S AN OPTION FOR US AGAIN TOMORROW. >> Meredith: YOU MENTIONED RIZZO PLAYING BACK-TO-BACK NINE-INNING GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE IN KIND OF BUILDING HIM BACK UP? >> Aaron: YEAH, I THINK HE'S IN A PRETTY GOOD SPOT, SO I'M NOT TOO WORRIED. HE'LL GET HIS DAYS HERE AND THERE, SO PROBABLY PICK OUT, YOU KNOW, ON A DAY A LEFTY. BUT FEEL LIKE PHYSICALLY HE'S IN A PRETTY GOOD PLACE TO KEEP GOING, LIKE EVEN TALKING TO HIM TODAY. YOU KNOW, I THINK HE FEELS PRETTY GOOD TODAY, SO -- BUT THERE WILL BE THE OCCASIONAL DAY FOR HIM. >> Meredith: DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR CLARKE? HOW DID HE LOOK YESTERDAY? >> Aaron: CLARKE WAS GOOD, EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. SO HE'S FLYING HERE NOW. SO WE WILL -- HIS NEXT OUTING WILL BE WITH US, AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING HIM BACK IN THE MIX. >> WHAT HAVE YOU THOUGHT THE WAY HE'S LOOKED THESE FIRST COUPLE DAYS PARTICULARLY AT THE PLATE? >> Aaron: YEAH, I'VE BEEN REALLY ENCOURAGED. I FEEL LIKE HE'S SEEING THE BALL WELL. I FEEL LIKE HE'S -- I FEEL LIKE HE'S GETTING SOME GOOD SWINGS OFF, FEEL LIKE HE'S LOOKED REALLY GOOD IN THE FIELD, REALLY COMFORTABLE IN THE FIELD. YEAH, I TALKED ABOUT GIANCARLO HAVING A GOOD LOOK IN HIS EYE, I FELT THAT WAY ABOUT RIZZ TOO, AUTOS WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, AND READY FOR THIS PUNISHMENT. >> Meredith: AARON, OBVIOUSLY HE'S A VETERAN GUY, BUT PRIOR TO GETTING INJURED HE HAD STRUGGLED A LITTLE BIT AT THE PLATE. FOR HIM TO GET OFF TO KIND OF A GOOD START OFFENSIVELY, WHAT COULD THAT DO FOR HIS CONFIDENCE AND WORKING HIMSELF BACK INTO THE MIX? >> Aaron: YEAH, I THINK VETERAN, WHATEVER, THAT ALWAYS HELPS. I THINK ANYTIME YOU GET SOME RESULTS IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU GET BACK, IT'S A GREAT THING. AGAIN, HE GOT OFF TO A GOOD START THIS SEASON WITH US BEFORE STRUGGLING, BEFORE HE GOT HURT. SO YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE HE'S AT LEAST IN THE BEST PLACE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TO HAVE A GOOD RUN FOR US, AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE CASE. >> WITH GERRIT, GOOD INNING? IT IS WHAT IT WAS. >> Aaron: YEAH. YEAH, DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF ESPECIALLY WHEN RUN OUT THERE NOT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON, FEARING THE WORST. AND YOU KNOW, TO SEE THAT IT WAS JUST SOME