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.

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.

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...

He’s done a terrific job for us, … I assured him it had nothing to do with the game.

Any runs you give up hurt you, but we got the ball we’re looking for at first base and couldn’t get them out at home. Pedro threw great. Give him credit.

You mean that’s why they hit him? Why? Because he plays the game right? I wish all players played the game the way Brian Giles does. If that’s why they hit him, that’s not right.

You have to fill some holes each year. Next year will be a different club, too. Ideally, you want to have guys come up through your system, but in the meantime, you want to continue...

He did it easy, too.

We’ve got to come out of this and we will. Their guy did throw well. I know we’re giving credit a lot lately, but he threw well.

He never had any problems. He made every start. I don’t remember any soreness anywhere.

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.

He’s not easy to walk, … but he did a great job getting things going.

I think everyone would. That’s the ideal, … They get a hit, they create havoc when they’re on base. If I had a choice, I’d go that way. But …

I always liked him when he was with the White Sox,

He has a plus arm. This is a big jump — he was in A ball last year. But it should be good for him.

We’re looking at a month … best-case scenario.

It’s hard to throw much better than that. He made it look easy out there.

Sometimes you wonder why the only luck we have is bad luck, … But you move on.

We actually created some pretty good opportunities. We had some chances. That’s a great sign, unlike the previous two games, when we scored three in the first and didn’t do anything [afterward].

The ‘pen’s done a great job all year. Aki was off. He hurt himself with walks [to Royce Clayton and Craig Counsell] and pitched in trouble there.

Anything that could go wrong for him has gone wrong.

I’m excited about having Mike here. This guy is an impact player. We have to be careful not to abuse him, but I think this was a big signing for us.

I like your answer better.

Woody’s stuff is much better. He is really focused.

I wouldn’t put him in the five-hole if I didn’t think he was (capable). I think he’s got discipline. He’s got a nice swing and I think he could be a very productive guy in...

He was probably a little hyped up. We made a couple of mistakes that inning that cost us runs, but he settled down and pitched well.

Nobody got hurt. We got knocked out early in the first round.

That puts a little pressure on you, knowing you probably need a good spring to stay here. He handled it very well. He didn’t back off. He was aggressive from the get-go and stayed that...

He’s what you’re looking for — tough and strong, a guy who loves to be out there.

Clay was outstanding. He kept the ball down, mixed his pitches. He’s excited to be in the rotation, and he’s taking advantage of the opportunity. He was the victim of a little bad luck, but...

We’re covered in the outfield.

Our bullpen struggled. That was the difference in the game.

We know we’re the underdogs, but that’s to be expected,

We just came up short on way too many opportunities. We had our chances.