Had we scored one of those runs, yeah, I think we would have [gotten the momentum]. Not doing that, I think we lost the momentum.

Two-out hits to drive in runs are huge. They are momentum killers to the other side.

Did he have no-hit stuff? Yeah, I think so. I was sitting there in the sixth wondering how many pitches to let him go for a no-hitter. He's young and big and strong, and he had only 83 going into the seventh. ... I'd have let him go 130 pitches. I'd like to have had that decision to make.

That was a great slide and we got two runs out of it. That is something we have been lacking all year.

The way we gave up those five runs after there were two out had something to do with that. We'd scored three runs, but that took the momentum away from us and we struggled to get it back. What surprised me was the way Joel completely lost control of the strike zone. It was like somebody turned a light switch off.

I probably would not use him for more than one inning. And if I got him warming up in the bullpen, I'd want to get him in the game.