I very easily could have popped it up, but I was able to square it up and we get out of here with another win.

Wags threw him two sliders that ate up his knuckles a little bit, ... He just was able to battle and stay alive. Like Willy does, he puts the ball in play and gave us a chance.

I tried to throw it on the corner. He could have easily popped it up.

You know, it was going to happen sooner or later. We understand that. Whether it's another year, another two years, whatever, we know it's going to happen. We know nobody can play forever. But for now, the thing I'm happy about the most is that he's down here and he's getting the opportunity to play. And he's such a professional, if he can't play, he'll let you know it.

Carrying the what? What's the mantle. Like the mantle on the fireplace? Or Mickey Mantle? ... Well, obviously, we want to get it done. We've dedicated ourselves to the city of Houston and this organization.

We had some pretty good at-bats off [Carpenter]. We just couldn't find any holes. That's the way it goes sometimes. We were able to get some guys on but weren't able to get them in early. We did some little things right, we got some guys on, we got some walks. We take it one batter at a time and everybody tries to stay within their own limitations. We did that, we just didn't get the big hit to get them in.