We haven't played consistent baseball. Our offense has been spotty at times.

But we're not going to get there if we don't play better baseball.

Our feeling is this: I know the guys in our clubhouse. If they scheduled a game for 1 in the morning, we're going to show up and play, ... We have a tough schedule, but we're still playing baseball and we're getting to do something we enjoy.

It's written into the fabric of baseball that with games on the line that have bearing on the race, you try and put your best lineup out there.