Jake Peavy was tired near the end of his outing on Monday, but the White Sox right-hander still came away optimistic after tossing four innings against the Padres. He gave up three runs on six hits over four innings while throwing 69 pitches against his former team. "I felt OK, better than I expected," Peavy said. "I made good progress today. I'm excited about the direction I went in. Obviously I worked on some things, found some flaws out there middle part of the game, worked on some things, stayed stubborn. I got good work in. It was a fun day. I climbed." He is attempting to comeback from a detached latissimus dorsi muscle. Chicago will have to decide soon whether he'll begin the season in their starting rotation, something Peavy is aiming for. "I certainly understand coming off an injury, but when I'm deemed healthy, I want the ball every time my spot comes around," Peavy said. "I'll certainly battle my authorities [and] I'll put up a pretty good fight to get the ball."