Mar 18, 2007 1:36 AM EST

While his pitching line may not look Jonathan Papelbon-like, the right-hander was pleased with his first Grapefruit League start on Saturday afternoon.

"I felt really, really, really good today," said Papelbon, who was charged with the loss in Cincinnati's 2-1 victory at City of Palms Park.

Papelbon went 3 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits, one walk, five strikeouts and one hit batter.

"My body felt outstanding. My arm felt outstanding. Everything physically felt really good today, and that's a big, big plus for me," he said. "[I'm] getting my body into that stamina that I need to and get everything just built up to becoming a guy that can go seven, eight innings. So it was huge for me to feel the way I felt and how good I felt."

Via MLB.com