"Felt good," Ray said. "I was really pleased with how all of my pitches felt, and just being able to get back on the mound in a competitive baseball game felt really good."
More important, Ray said he did not feel any apprehension about getting hit with a comebacker.
"No," Ray said. "I had a ball come back pretty close, I want to say maybe towards the shortstop and I fell off to that side and it came pretty close to me, but no issue with that. Didn't really even flinch. So there were really no problems.