If we didn't keep adding on runs, they would have come back on us. That team doesn't quit.
He's a big part of this team offensively. Every guy in this lineup is an All-Star, and anytime you're missing that big a piece of the puzzle, especially the way we've kind of got it going offensively, it kind of throws you off a little bit.
That's the way this team works. We score a lot of runs in one inning because we work pitchers and work walks and eventually there is no room to put anybody else.
We have to go play what seems like the World Champions in Tampa. We have to win every day, and we're going to play the team that's actually given us the most problems. We have to play good baseball.
It helps that pretty much every guy on this team has postseason experience, ... We're a pretty even-keel bunch of guys. Even when they took the lead, nobody panicked.
It helps that pretty much every guy on this team has postseason experience. We're a pretty even-keel bunch of guys. Even when they took the lead, nobody panicked.
It was huge for us. They've got a great team over there, and we could have easily turned this thing into a disaster.