When we start hitting, it gets contagious. It was nice to see us be on the giving side of one of those innings instead of the other side.

That qualifies as a ton of runs. Our hitting approach lately has not been what we teach. So we tried to get back to basics yesterday and do what we really believe in and for them to stay within themselves. That's what I meant by a ton of runs, for them to just stay within themselves and do what they know they do best. And that's what we did tonight.

(Hitting) is very contagious. It's kind of like monkey see, monkey do.

He's been the sparkplug, hitting big shots when we need them. Like I told him, I hope that he makes the All-Star team. That would be big for him and for this organization. But if not, he's an All-Star in our minds. He's hitting the glass hard and making other guys better.

It gets really messy when you start getting into that.

Winning is definitely contagious.