Luis Alicea

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were read more

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were professional-looking. There were a few ball-strike calls I didn't like, but that's going to happen in the big leagues or anywhere.

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.

I think the games we won on the road set a good tone for this club. They started to hit read more

I think the games we won on the road set a good tone for this club. They started to hit well during the end of the road trip and they carried that on tonight.

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's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and read more

He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and he knows how to get ahead in the count.