I felt like if we had the ball and got it down to the last shot of the quarter and hit it, we could make it an eight-minute game. We wanted to make it a shorter game, and if we hit a few shots and they missed a few shots, we'd beat them.

He hangs in there until the end, and the ball doesn't break. He sticks around.

I thought the ball was in right field when he hit it. If (the glove) is on the left hand, he doesn't catch that ball. But the guy made a great play. Their first baseman had an exceptional day.

Eric had a couple of injuries last year. But he throws the ball real hard and wants to be our closer. I look for him to be a real strength.