“I'm confident in my pitchers. Between pitching, [pitch] location and defense, we have to put the pieces of the puzzle together. I told [all the players] if they don't believe in themselves it's going to be a long year.”
Chris Tippins
“He pitched exceptional. He matched an All-American pitcher, pitch for pitch. He made good pitches when he had to.”
Rex Peters
“We were calling pitches to pitch around Ovens, but the pitchers weren't pitching it. It's that simple. We weren't calling for fastballs down the middle with base-runners on with the best hitter on their team standing there. They couldn't hit spots, and if you couldn't hit spots, he'll hit the ball.”
Dave Moates
“He pitched without his best stuff and threw some good pitches. What was impressive for a young pitcher was that he kept composed and threw pitches.”
Rick Anderson
“He is just an awesome pitcher. He can really pitch ... the velocity he has, mixing his pitches. His outside pitch was really catching us.”
Layton Aliviado
“In different counts, he'll do things normal pitchers don't do. He's a pitcher who pitches and doesn't give in.”
Matt Mangini
“We have to look at the positives. Randy pitched well, our pitchers are pitching well, our bats were better tonight and we just have to make plays.”
Alex Rodriguez
