You expect that out of your senior pitchers. They know when they have to bear down and get outs. He got outs when he needed to.

Just the way we fought back after the collision at the plate - they could have broken the game wide open. We executed there.

We made good contact, but they were not falling early on. We were more comfortable as the game went on and started to put some things together.

Despite everything, we still gave ourselves a chance to win at the end, so I was pleased with that. We were asking guys to play positions they're not comfortable in.

The grand slam, up 7-1, make the kid hit the ball, and he did. I think that would have been out of most parks.

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice