I told them not to give the game away. I told them that if they wanted to win, go out and take and not give anything away.

We both came out of San Bernardino (Calif.) so they kind of knew each other from there and they're friends. It's going to be good to play them. We kind of know them and they're a good team so we just have to be on our toes.

He closed his eyes and just swung. He got the good part of the bat on it, and it was a deep shot.

We knew we were in for a game. It's elimination time. But when the home run came, it kind of gave us some relief.

It's elimination time and we were kind of tight. When the home run came it gave us a relief. That team is tough.

When we say it's time for batting practice, they say, 'Oh, let's go!' When it's time for fielding practice, they start moaning.