Everyone was so excited to watch him hit. Everyone was on the top step (of the dugout) every at-bat like we were waiting for something to happen. It's just fitting something did. It was awesome.

By far, it was the happiest I've been with a win all year. I knew I had to step it up. I just feel good for the team. This game was so important.

Most of them got a bat or ball or (got to) sit in the dugout. So they're doing good.

He came into the dugout laughing. He said it was about time he hit one out.

We've worked on that a few times. I heard a whistle from their dugout, and decided to step off and do a first-and-third move to see what happens. The runner from first had his head down ... the runner on third got caught too far off.

He's swung the bat real well. I watch the at-bats more than I do the results of the at-bats. It's tough to concentrate on feeling it's important to get hits when it doesn't count. ... When the bell rings, it takes on a different significance than you have here.