Luis Alicea

We came out swinging today and it paid off. We have a few guys in the middle of the lineup read more

We came out swinging today and it paid off. We have a few guys in the middle of the lineup who can take the ball deep; that pitch that Turner hit got up in the jet stream and just took off.

He threw the ball well. He just couldn't get out of that inning.

He threw the ball well. He just couldn't get out of that inning.

I think the game was lost in the (third) when we gave up five runs, then two more in the read more

I think the game was lost in the (third) when we gave up five runs, then two more in the fourth. I think, if we had shut them down or held them to one or two runs, they probably wouldn't have been as aggressive as they were. But they can swing the bats.

Our starting pitching has been outstanding. We expect it to be good; (Bowden) is going to give us a chance read more

Our starting pitching has been outstanding. We expect it to be good; (Bowden) is going to give us a chance to win every time out.

That was the best we've seen Hunter Jones throw the ball this year. That's the way he threw the ball read more

That was the best we've seen Hunter Jones throw the ball this year. That's the way he threw the ball last year. We were just hoping he'd get it back on track, and I think he did tonight.