Defense made up for his hitting in the early season. We tell our pitchers to keep the ball in the ballpark and we have a chance to catch it.

The only thing I see, I just put my head down to the right and he was running to the base. All of a sudden I see A.J. running and I'm confused, I don't know what's going on. When someone said the ball hit the dirt and then I saw him running and that's it.

That play could have cost the game. A ball on the line and a couple of runs are going to score. Ozuna has been playing well for us. He's playing pretty good defense and doing well at the plate.

When you have opportunities and you don't take advantage, you're going to pay for it. I think it was a pretty good ballgame. Garland threw the ball pretty good, Cotts and Politte threw the ball real good. It was just a home run in that inning. Three home runs killed us.

Great job, wow. I think McCarthy was the star of the game. He did a tremendous job. He saved my bullpen. That's one of the reasons we brought this kid. We know he can pitch at this level. We have to be careful with how we use him, but he threw the ball extremely well.

The key to this ball club and the key to him is keeping healthy. We have to do the best we can to keep him healthy. As long as this kid is healthy he can do some damage.

You've got to give credit to a guy when he throws the ball well. (Washburn) kept our whole team off balance.

All of a sudden I see AJ running. I am confused. I don't know what's going on. Some say the ball hit the dirt,

I was impressed. The ball doesn't carry here much. The guys are swinging the bat pretty well right now.