There were a lot of things out there that made me fairly certain that there would be rough spots. Still, to me, I thought some of the stuff was absolutely bizarre.

He?s had one of those years where he had some high spots and some low spots. There was talk of starting (Pedro) Liriano, but with his health issues (a stomach ailment that cost him nearly a month of action) he isn?t stretched out enough. It?s good that the game falls on Gavin?s day to pitch.

I was very mediocre. I put Tiger in some rough spots. Even if I had played well, I just don't think we could beat them today.

It was really a game of spurts tonight. We played well at times and had some rough spots.

We've really grown together this season. There's been some rough spots but we've pulled through and now we're playing for a championship.

I was fairly certain that I wasn't going to be able to hold Mikey back at the end, ... On new tires and as strong as his truck had been, we're just happy to get second.