Luis Alicea

Our starting pitching has been outstanding. We expect it to be good; (Bowden) is going to give us a chance read more

Our starting pitching has been outstanding. We expect it to be good; (Bowden) is going to give us a chance to win every time out.

He threw the ball well. He just couldn't get out of that inning.

He threw the ball well. He just couldn't get out of that inning.

That was the best we've seen Hunter Jones throw the ball this year. That's the way he threw the ball read more

That was the best we've seen Hunter Jones throw the ball this year. That's the way he threw the ball last year. We were just hoping he'd get it back on track, and I think he did tonight.

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were read more

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were professional-looking. There were a few ball-strike calls I didn't like, but that's going to happen in the big leagues or anywhere.

I think the game was lost in the (third) when we gave up five runs, then two more in the read more

I think the game was lost in the (third) when we gave up five runs, then two more in the fourth. I think, if we had shut them down or held them to one or two runs, they probably wouldn't have been as aggressive as they were. But they can swing the bats.