He stayed up the middle with a couple, which is good to see, ... Sometimes he gets a little too pull happy, with the added power he has.

It's tough to put a kid in that role. He certainly has that going for him. He can be one of those guys that does all those intangible things.

It's good. We've struggled all year here, especially scoring runs and getting anything going. We had some pretty good, enthusiastic crowds the last two days, and it was good to put on a good show for them.

It's not something I can relate to. He's a power guy who does those things. You look at the end of the year and he's going to be 35-plus and right around 100 (RBIs) and that's the kind of guy you go out and get and pay that kind of money to.

They understand we're in a precarious position right now as far as trying to get some other guys in some games and get a look at them yet still go out there and try to be as competitive as you can,

As a starter, you need to mix in a couple more pitches, at least one more.

Randy seems to have come in here with a different attitude this year. He's thrown the ball well both times he's been out there and today was as good as I've seen him throw.

I've never said anything disparaging about Wally Backman and I refuse to do so now.

It wouldn't surprise me if he had a career year this year.

(Dustin) threw reasonably well, but his curve wasn't as good as it could be at times.