We’ve been pounded in seven games out of eight — that’s long. I was hoping we could piggyback yesterday’s performance and get us a little momentum going.

That’s what you call a Little League home run.

If he’s swinging well, I’ll certainly do all I can to play him as much as I can, … so we can really see if this is a different Carlos Pena — and does he...

Having Marcus would give me another option.

Two hundred would be a nice number for him.

I have moved on. Doing these interviews really gets me back in the swing of things. After being let go, it’s the best thing that could happen to me.

The first three innings were the key. We had a lot of opportunities, but we didn’t score. That came back to hurt us.

His track record has been pretty good. Given a chance, he’s been able to contribute. The hard part is it is so few and far between at-bats, and like anybody else, he starts pressing.

For a right-handed hitter, he starts that breaking ball right at you, which a lot of times freezes you.

We just haven’t been able to have our guys out there the kind of time we would like — that has to be stated. It sounds like an excuse, but it’s a fact that this...

When we started the season, we thought that we had a group we could grow and work with and try to get better,

We decided to put together a couple left-handers against Liriano.

He’ll throw a full side [workout] tomorrow, … I know a lot of people are saying, ‘Why are you doing that?’ I say, ‘Why not?’

I think the players are giving in a little and that’s unacceptable, … I don’t think the people of the Gulf Coast want to hear about the problems of the Detroit Tigers right now.

When they get a pitch to hit, … they’re not missing it.

This is a big win for the playoff situation. Our job is to knock ’em off and we did. Those guys are celebrating and they deserve it.

We played a lot of close games, but when things aren’t going well, you find a way to lose,

This year, if I’m voting, I’m voting for Colon.

We battled. We didn’t give up. As we say, we still lost, but I feel good about the fact that we certainly battled right until the end.

Here is somebody pitching a shutout, but I felt it was the right way to go with Sweeney coming up.

This is kind of the way our year has been,

It’s always nice to win. It feels great to do it here.

He’s (Greinke) pitched well against us, … He’s 5-16. I know he’s had some tough luck, but I think he’s going to be a good one.

It’s not easy right now, … My stomach, I’ve got a knot. I don’t like it at all. I am in charge so it is my responsibility. It bothers me. I’d love it to stop...

What was there to like about this game? It was 10-4 and probably could have been worse,

I don’t want a setback,

We’re struggling, no doubt about it. There’s nothing we can sprinkle on these guys, though. There’s no magic. Just keep working.

In all honesty, they should be,

It’s time for the troops to dig a little deeper here. We get to find out what we’re made of. We’ve hit pretty much a low point in the season for me, and there’s no...

My gosh, another [home run] off a left-hander. And we needed it.

They’re still very much the favorite, but Cleveland is making it interesting.

Rock is a super individual.

We’ve been talking about this for way too long,

It actually played well. I give Dave Mellor and his staff a lot of credit for getting it in good shape. Certainly, it’s not perfect, but how could it be?

In my opinion, it’s a sleeping giant.

I would say that he’s probably their ace, … He’s been pitching like their No. 1 [guy].

We haven’t given him a whole lot of run support. He’s doing his job, I’ll tell you. I can’t ask for any more than the way he’s pitched.

I think Sean has shown he’s a major league pitcher, … The thing about Sean, over the winter, the decision has to be made about if he’s a starter or long reliever.

We’re just not hitting right now. It isn’t that we aren’t trying.

He’s going to play in the Major Leagues. It’s just a matter of how productive [he is]. He grows on you.

I thought that we made that play at first on Erstad’s at-bat, but the umpire said we missed the bag.

Nate didn’t pitch well, and we didn’t help ourselves defensively. It’s rough.

One guy we’ll call up for sure is Marcus Thames .

Those guys are celebrating and they deserve it.

How important is he to the club? My gosh, he’s at the top of the list.

The guy has definitely done everything in his power. I just wish we could’ve gotten him that win. Nevertheless, he’s done a very nice job for us. That’s the point I hope gets across. This...

We did get a few hits, but then he was able to get that sinker going and then we’d hit into a double play. Give him credit.

He’s a strong young man. Really, he was the only bright spot offensively.

But if we keep pitching like this, we’ll bounce back.

He doesn’t seem to panic. He gets a jump on the ball and then is in the right position to make his leap.