For him to be swinging the way he is with the long layoff, … it’s a credit to how hard he worked in rehab. He’s one of those guys with a simple swing. It doesn’t...

The biggest thing is to have a swagger when you take the field. When you’re not going well, you have to change something — the biggest thing is the way you carry yourself. You have...

He has great instincts and feel for the game. He positions himself so well when the pitch is coming and has great reactions. And he throws as accurately as any third baseman I’ve seen.

I’ve touched base with him just to make sure he is ahead of schedule at this point. He’s fully aware of how important it is for him to be in a little better shape to...

He was a real shot in the arm when we brought him up. He’s done some damage with the bat, with extra-base hits, and he’s played nice outfield. He’s a good athlete. He’s a guy...

Mike is doing fine. He could have played tonight.

He knows what he’s doing out there. He competes well. He’s really gotten so much better in his last five or six starts.

After that we’ll see how we go.

You guys can speculate all you want.

We don’t do anything easy around here. Our execution wasn’t the best. We made mistakes and got away with them. Fortunately, they made more.

He’s done all he can do to be on this club.

This guy is an impact player. I think this was a big signing for us. I’ve always admired how Mike plays the game. He plays the game hard and he plays it right.

We know how dangerous he is. And we don’t want to make a mistake and find out.

We’re covered in the outfield. We’re getting tested right off the bat. But you need to be prepared for anything. We have experienced guys coming off the bench.

I was disappointed but encouraged. I’m encouraged that we’ll get him back sooner than later.

We had our guys up there in the eighth, and you can’t ask for more than that. What you’re hoping for there is to get the tying or winning run on, and we did both,...

Miguel was starting the game that night. But he’s out there hitting, and Ash knocked him down by accident. Miguel got right back in there and about hit Ash with a line drive.

We’ve discovered the hard way there’s no way to pitch to him. He’s such a disciplined hitter at the plate and has such good plate coverage, it’s almost like you can’t even trust your pitchers...

That’s two nights in a row we’ve been getting off to a good start and then getting shut down. That’s not a good sign, obviously.

We need to tighten up defensively right now. That’s cost us, even though we’ve had a pretty good month.

Braz threw well. We haven’t determined what the roster is yet, but he certainly is pitching very well and making it difficult on what we’re going to do here.

This was one of those games where you’ve got to shower, wash it off, and come back and be ready for the next one.

He felt something on his right side. He said he felt it during the course of the game.

Obviously he’s not locked in at the plate. He’s a guy that’s come through many times for us. (Third base) is the last place you want to hit that ball.

He didn’t have a full tank. It’s tough to pitch when you’re not at full strength. He’s still battling this thing. He hasn’t gained all of his weight back.

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That’s a very good ball club over there. And to split a series with them – and we had a chance to take three out of four – is a boost for our club.

We’re going to see how he does in games before we make any decisions.

He looks like he belongs. You can see his confidence growing.

What a job he did. He had good stuff, good command. It wasn’t as pretty as we would have liked but we’ll take it.

He’s got some pop. Khalil is going to be an offensive shortstop. He’s going to supply some power.

I think he’s still feeling the effects from the broken toe. I don’t think he’s fully recovered; he’s trying to find his swing right now. That’s why I want to give him a couple of...

Pitching was great tonight – outstanding. We just had too many missed scoring opportunities.

He’s behind — we need to start loading up on at-bats for him the next couple of weeks.

Overall I thought it was a pretty good effort by Chris. We made some mistakes at the back end.

That’ll give (Giles) two days to freshen up.

He’s been there every time. He wanted it, so I let him have it.

They are perfect in their execution.

We had to make sure the bullpen was in order. We’ve got some guys in the bullpen who need a break. So we’ll wait a day, and Cameron will be in center field (today).

We’re sitting pretty good. This is as healthy as we’ve been.

He’s played a lot of positions. Right now, he’s going to be playing second for the most part.

It’s not physical at all. He feels great.

We haven’t come up with a definite decision yet. I think it’s 50-50.

He’s a very determined young man right now.

I guess he thought the play was dead and he was throwing the ball out,

Beating out that ball changed that inning.

Our objective is to get to the playoffs and play good baseball. We’ll figure that out once that happens.

When you pick up somebody like this in a desperate time and have him come through the way he has, I don’t think anybody could’ve expected it.

I think you should give our club a little credit.

We ran into a well-pitched game. Webb was on. He was tough.