Overall everyone swung the bats and did everything right,

We had some pretty good at-bats off [Carpenter]. We just couldn't find any holes. That's the way it goes sometimes. We were able to get some guys on but weren't able to get them in early. We did some little things right, we got some guys on, we got some walks. We take it one batter at a time and everybody tries to stay within their own limitations. We did that, we just didn't get the big hit to get them in.

We swung the bats well this week.

We swung the bats well against them. We're going to have to do it (Tuesday). Each game is different, each inning is different, so we just have to adjust and make sure we have a good plan.

We didn't come out flat. They came out and swung the bats well. How can a team come out flat when we know what's on the line? It's Sept. 21 and we're 11/2 games out. They jumped out on us and never let up. They kept their foot on our neck and never let us breathe.

It took us a little while, but we swung the bats well tonight,