We're going to play to win, but as managers we also have the responsibility to have these guys ready for the regular season.

You've got to give credit to the kid. He made a good play. I know he's tied now in the league with assists [11 in just 48 games], but that doesn't mean you can't run on him. You take a chance and the guy made a good play. What are you going to do? We took a chance in the next inning and tied up the game, too.

I am worried about the health of our best starters, but they have the desire to play and that makes me happy.

All of those guys were supposed to come over here with him and I think that's one of the reasons he doesn't want to come. It would remind him.

Daniel deserves all the credit. We had several scoring opportunities to break the game open. We didn't do it but our pitching staff came through.

We felt relieved. These guys are professional. They've been playing in the big leagues for years and they're used to ups and downs.