Luis Alicea

We came out swinging today and it paid off. We have a few guys in the middle of the lineup read more

We came out swinging today and it paid off. We have a few guys in the middle of the lineup who can take the ball deep; that pitch that Turner hit got up in the jet stream and just took off.

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.

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.

I think the games we won on the road set a good tone for this club. They started to hit read more

I think the games we won on the road set a good tone for this club. They started to hit well during the end of the road trip and they carried that on tonight.

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.