27 Quotes by Scott Downs

We're missing five starters. We need them back, but we're winning games now with guys I didn't expect to get much playing time this season and that's good for our depth later in the season.

I have just been happy to make whatever contribution I can to help. With the injuries you just have to pull together until we get everybody back.

He had some errors behind him. They were plays we should have made, but when you come back and win, it doesn't matter as much.

He'll mold our offensive line into a great unit.

He should have more wins than he has. He's earned more wins, but he's been in games against very good pitchers and lost a few low-scoring games. But Jordan has been very good all season long.

He was fantastic again. He's been great all year and deserves more wins than he has because we have not scored runs for him.

That's a tough lineup. To get a five-spot early helps and lets you pound the zone a little bit. I got the curveball to Ortiz -- he's just a strong guy. It was a pretty good pitch, I thought, but that happens. I'm glad it was a 5-1 game instead of a 5-4 game.

We have a chance to play spoilers right now. It's fun to play in an atmosphere like this.

We kind of helped them out a little bit, but that's baseball. We made the plays when we had to, ... I wasn't so aggressive when I got ahead in the count. I felt like I was trying to pick a little bit and my curveball wasn't as sharp at times. Those are the things you've got to battle through.