Luis Alicea

Jay is a guy who is always going to put the ball in play. He's a decent hitter, a good read more

Jay is a guy who is always going to put the ball in play. He's a decent hitter, a good hitter. Fortunately, with the bases loaded, he was able to hit a home run for us.

He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and read more

He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and he knows how to get ahead in the count.

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.

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.

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.