Anytime you get hit in the hand, you think it's serious, ... Those bones, it's so easy to break those.

You don't feel pressure to do anything here because of the lineup, ... You know if you don't get the job done, there's a good chance the guy behind will. There are so many guys who can do so much damage.

I don't know if you can have a big game in August, but it was a big game to us. For the last two weeks, we haven't been playing our best baseball.

We feel good about ourselves. I don't care how you get in. We'll take it any way we can get it.

We needed a crisp game. Overall, this was a pretty good game for us.

This is the best rivalry in sports. This is a blast. It will be phenomenal if we win three. That's our goal. It has to be our goal.

It was tough playing in Kansas City, ... You play to win. When you go out there and lose the majority of your ballgames, it's tough every day. Obviously, this has been exciting.

It's just been a lot of people calling to say they are praying for me, people calling to tell me to keep my chin up. I even had a nice comment from someone in the media saying they appreciated the way I stood up and answered all the questions. They are kind words at a time when you would like to hear them.