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“The defense was the key tonight and our offense was our offense of old. Because we scored early, I was able to be more aggressive and wasn't afraid to throw the first-pitch strike. I was able to pound the strike zone and get our guys back to the bench.”
Kirk Saarloos
“That's when we play good. We don't make errors, we put the ball in play, and we throw strikes. That's our recipe for winning.”
“You can't make too big of a deal out of it. But any time you play the Angels this late in the season and it means something, it's fun.”
“We were throwing a lot of curveballs and cutters. When you have a left-handed-dominated lineup and I throw backdoor cutters, that's a pitch that for the most part, if they don't hit it for a base hit, it's probably going to be a flyball out. ... I work so hard on the inside part of the plate with my cutter that when I do throw it on the backside, they have a tendency to hit that ball in the air, and not with authority.”
“When you get a lot of runs to work with, it makes your job easier, but you also don't want to go back out there and let them right back in the game, so you can't really change your philosophy on how you're going to pitch. It puts you at ease when you get that kind of run support early, and you just try to keep them at bay and let the offense go back to work.”
“I knew it was a foul ball. They made the right call.”
“I didn't do my job tonight, keeping us in the ball game. It's disappointing this late in the year having an outing like this. My cutter wasn't sharp. I didn't establish my fastball.”
“I knew the ball bounced, I knew they'd reverse it.”
“I didn't do my job and that's disappointing, especially this late in the season, ... I kept the ball down for the most part, but when I was up, they hit the ball pretty good.”
“She's not one to ever show too much emotion. She has a high pain tolerance, holds everything inside, and that kind of personality is the best way to handle this.”
