I figured with two strikes that I didn't have a lot to lose, ... With (Travis) Hafner up there I had a lot of room to
move, so I took off.

I was just hitting. With two strikes, you just go up there and battle. That's what you do against a guy like Santana -- you battle.

[Indians centre-fielder Grady Sizemore lost Paul Phillips' deep fly in the sun in the ninth inning, allowing Angel Berroa to score the winning run for Kansas City Royals in a 5-4 victory Sunday.] I saw it. It was right at me, ... It just got in the sun. I knew it was going to be in the sun. I tried to wait for it to come out and I just never saw it.

It's been a roller coaster. I didn't expect it to happen this fast.

Throughout the at-bat I just kept going farther and farther. I wanted to see how much they would let me have before they stopped me. They never did, and I told Skins, 'I can take this.

I'm sure Hafner was ragging on me after I stole his RBI.