He came to camp in great condition. When Chan Ho left for the Classic, he looked like he was ready for the season.

They’re going to need a break, though. Tomorrow we’re going to do it by committee. They’ve been throwing a lot here in the last three days.

Anytime you get one of your core players back, it’s a spark to your team.

He’s done a great job. I think he’s been our surprise for the year. I like the way he’s aggressive with all his pitches.

If we think it’s in his best interest to skip a start, then we’ll do it,

It’s very close between the two. I wish I had a better reason besides what I just told you. I think Sweeney is our best guy coming off the bench.

I don’t have any real comment on that.

It’s a credit to him that he didn’t try to overthrow and did a great job of staying within himself. I think he understood that it was important that he be careful, and he was....

It’s good to see him out there. He’s worked hard to get to this point.

The stuff was always there. I think the change of scenery was good for him. Chan Ho is going to have a nice year. I’m very encouraged by how he’s thrown the ball.

He’s got unbelievable power. It’s plus-plus power.

Mike’s been playing so well.

He’s got a good idea of what he’s doing. He’s taking good swings.

Lowe was tough on us today. He is coming off some well-pitched games, and we didn’t hit that many balls hard early. A sinkerballer gets groundballs, and that’s what he has been able to do...

He saved us with that effort, … especially the way we’ve been struggling to score runs.

He knows this park as well as anybody. He had a nice series.

He is playing inspiring ball for us right now.

Sometimes the ball doesn’t bounce your way. The infield hits (four versus Estes), there’s not much you can do about that.

It’s a different game if that gets through. It was hard not getting a run there. That’s a tough one because we played very well until the eighth.

There’s some pride here, … We wanted to get that game. There’s been a lot of talk about not finishing over .500. It’d be nice to play well the rest of the way.

He’s not pitching tomorrow or the following day, so that’s behind us, … We’ve got to keep pushing. We’ve had to deal with injuries, numerous injuries throughout the season, and the club’s done a great...

We just feel it will be in our best interest not to have him out there Saturday. With Jake, it’s going to be important to get him right – and get him out there, too....

It wasn’t a case where he pitched bad. He just couldn’t field his position.

When I heard about Doug, I immediately thought of Rick and my father. No question, heart attacks are the silent killer.

They’re going to do what they feel they need to do and so will we. You have to keep your focus on the game, and the guys did a great job of it.

That’s like saying, ‘I’m going to test this rattlesnake and put my hand in front of it,’ ‘ … I’m not going to do that.

Greenie’s coming along faster than we thought. He’s feeling pretty good with it, and he’s got the OK to do just about everything.

You’d think we’re playing at Coors Field.

It looks like his stamina’s there and his finger feels good. He threw some good sliders tonight. He used all his pitches and that’s an indication that his hand feels fine.

His presence and ability to do some damage can help get this offense clicking.

I’ll just chalk it up as an off night for him,

It has to be close to a borderline miracle.

If we are carrying only 11 pitchers, it gives us more depth and flexibility on the bench, … You don’t usually need more than 11 pitchers in a short playoff series with the days off.

He showed very good command this spring, and he was a little off tonight. He has to put this one behind him.

Jake was feeling the effects of everything that was going on between his teeth and hand, but he battled out there. He did a nice job.

What we want to do is play good ball like we did tonight, … There’s some pride involved.

That was the right call. Brian did what you want to do, which is break up a double play. But you have to be able to touch home plate.

Eaton did just a great job of helping us stop this little skid that we’ve been in. No getting around it, that’s a good one to get, the way things have been going.

Roberts said it wasn’t as bad as the last time he pulled the quad,

He’s responded very well. He likes the No. 2 hole. He hit there a lot last year and he can use the whole field, hit behind the runner, hit and run, use his speed.

Mike has handled some outstanding pitching staffs in Los Angeles and New York. He knows what he’s doing back there.

But as long as we can keep him, I’d be happy to keep that secret to ourselves.

Mark is going to help this team.

He has really done a terrific job. He competes. He was a real good acquisition for us.

We need to get something going — somehow.

It doesn’t happen often, does it? It’s something you never think about. It was relentless, and there’s some hard stuff coming in. It was getting sloppy out there.

We have a lot of depth in our pitching, a lot of interesting possibilities. I can’t wait to see how it all shakes out.

It’s going to be crazy. Barry’s one of those guys – he’s an impact player. We’re going to do our thing, go about our business.

Both guys pitched great. That’s the type of game we all expected. Young gun Jake did what we needed, threw zeros up there, because Roger was on top of his game. That’s a fun game...

He’s a hard-nosed player. He’s been compared to John Kruk with his physique and the way he hits. He’s hit well everywhere he’s been. (This game was) probably big for him. He’s from this area...