“I got behind in the count and I was in a defensive mode. I was just trying to put the ball in play and luckily it was soft enough. It doesn't matter what kind of hit - a squibber, a double - as long as we get the 'W'.”
“I should not let anything like that frustrate me. I feel like I'm the caliber of player who can hit there, but I can't use hitting somewhere else in the lineup as an excuse. Whether I'm hitting third or sixth, I've got to put together good at-bats.”
“He's always tough, but we had a pretty good approach. It seemed like his command wasn't exactly where he wanted it and we tried to take advantage of it.”
