Sam's just a great athlete, and a competitor. We're not sure how much we're really going to use him on the mound, but he wanted a chance to get some innings and got it done.

You want to win every game. But I look at 17 runs and 23 hits, and plug McFarlane and Irving in there, and we're right where we need to be.

Casey threw the ball really well, and had great command of his pitches. He was consistent for seven innings.

No question it's big to have his bat in the lineup. He's working his way back and has been the designated hitter for a while, and he's about a week or so from getting back into the field.

Culver wanted to play under the lights, and their kids don't get to do it that often. They should have fun with it and we'll be ready to go.

These guys are high school kids, so of course (struggling at times) is going to linger with them a bit. But Nick was able to get himself back after a couple of bad pitches, rather than let it get away from him. It was important for Marc to get that ground ball right away, and he's really good about settling down and not getting too frustrated, realizing that's going to happen.