“Our pitching. I told them that we're not going to do anything unless we pitched well. Our starters have done a nice job and our bullpen has been much better.”
Willie Randolph
“He came in after the fifth and asked for his pitch count. I told him it doesn't matter, you're not coming out.”
Sean O'Neill
“He's not the kind of guy that comes in and throws 120 pitches. He's a 90-pitch guy. If he's going to get into the seventh and eight inning, he needs to get guys on a lot of first and second pitches.”
Gary Powers
“It's a good feeling to have. I know they're not going to pitch around me. I'll get some pitches to hit. I'm just looking to hit spikes (line drives).”
Adrian Gonzalez
“With the other batters stepping up, it's allowing for everybody to get good pitches, and [our opponents] are not pitching around people. It's also good knowing that if I'm struggling this weekend, the other hitters in the lineup can pick me up. That's a good feeling.”
Kristen Butler
“We're not afraid to use Hancock. As long as he's pitching the way we think he should pitch, which is aggressive and keeping the ball in the bottom of the strike zone for the most part, he can pitch in any part of the game.”
Dave Duncan
“He looks much better. I talked to him and told him to pitch just like he pitched at Triple-A.”
Javier Valentin
