229 Quotes by Mike Scioscia

He came out and got in a zone early and got in a nice groove. We just couldn't pressure him enough early on to make a difference.

Ervin was a little bit shy on command, but when he needed to make pitches he did.

Esteban is throwing the ball better than he had at any point last year so that is encouraging. There is going to be some decision to made that may or may not involve Esteban, but there is competition at every level. As long as he throws the ball like he is capable, then he should be a part of it. He had some rough spots last year.

To combine velocity with great command is a package you don't see often, ... That puts him in an elite group of pitchers.

There's no question what he does for a lineup. He can make your lineup deeper. It's not going to relate to 12 runs every night, but tonight we got some runners on and drove them in. Vlad was in the middle of everything.

He's a good defensive third baseman, and he's quick and he's got good range. Early on this spring, he wasn't moving his feet like he can, but you can see today what type of third baseman he can be.

He's been playing great. I think he's got to be a candidate. With the type of year he's having, you'd have to consider him.

There's no indication that there is any damage in there that would impact him moving forward. They're going to do some tests, and we'll get a better idea this week exactly what his status is. I think as soon as he came out, it was pretty ominous and pretty obvious that he wasn't going to be able to help us in this series.

His stuff was fine, (but) we didn't make a couple of plays behind him, and they had some hits fall in. The wild pitch certainly didn't help us, but it's just one tough inning. Shields will be fine.