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We were very opportunistic tonight offensively. We did a good job of battling in a few at bats and also had some key two-out hits that brought in runs.

We have been emphasizing defense a lot lately and it came through today. And as long we keep swinging the bats and pitching like that we'll be competitive. This team loves challenges and we met the challenge today. Next week is a whole new challenge, first in the non-conference games and then with Michigan and Michigan State.

We really came out swing our bats today. They have been struggling with that the last three games and haven't been putting runs on the board.

We did a real good job finishing. We came out swinging our bats real good. Everybody, from top to bottom, hit the ball.

Cole Hamels

This will be a good day. How many bats can I break?

We got good starting pitching every time out. We swung the bats pretty good, but it all starts on that mound.

Try to keep our bats quiet, ... and sooner or later, we're going to get you.

We came back and started swinging the bats the way we're capable of the last half of the day. These conditions are pretty much on the horrible side, but the kids showed some great character and stuck to it and played very well in the end.

We only had two hits in the first five innings, and you're not gonna win very often doing that. We've been swinging the bats good lately, but it just wasn't our night. That was their best pitcher and he did a good job.

Today was a big game because I told the guys we either were winning the series or settling for a tie. We swung the bats a lot better today.

Trent threw about like he always does. He kept us in the game until our bats were ready. I'm very pleased with his performance.

Yeah, we have a good defense. But with the cold weather, a field with no fence and these bats you're never comfortable unless you're up eight or nine.

We needed that. We need something positive to happen offensively. We needed to go out there and crack the bats around a little bit because we haven't done that much.

We needed that. We needed something positive. We hadn't been swinging the bats all that much.

Bruce Bochy

We haven't swung the bats well here, or even on the road, it's fair to say.

We just couldn't string a bunch of hits together today, our big bats were real silent.

Alex Rodriguez

We have to look at the positives. Randy pitched well, our pitchers are pitching well, our bats were better tonight and we just have to make plays.

Usually we're slow coming out of the gates with the bats. Today we came out swinging the bats early and that was definitely big. It seemed like we were more comfortable in the box. I think playing at home helped - we haven't played a lot of home games.

Lance Berkman

We've done a nice job at the plate. There's going to be ups and downs and you just have to try to enjoy the times we're swinging the bats well. The last three games we've done a good job competing and putting up runs.

We have to take our hats off to them. It's tough, because they swing bats well, too, and when you get good pitching and swing the sticks like that, good thing will happen. And that is what happened for them.

We have swung the bats in the last two weeks the best since I have been coaching. This is one of our better hitting teams and it has been one through nine in the lineup.

Frank Robinson

We don't seem to be able to handle pitchers we don't know. First-time guys, we seem to struggle with them. We're just not swinging the bats very well right now.

We really need to swing the bats much better than yesterday in order to be in position to win the games.

We finally got the monkey off our back. We played looser and I think that helped. We made quite a few mental mistakes early, but our bats were hot and our pitching is coming around.

We have been swinging the bats well lately. Each game is going to be different, and we've had a few good hitting games in a row.

Phil Garner

We have been swinging the bats very well. I don't know if we're going to be able to put up eight or 13 runs every day during the season, but certainly I'm enjoying it right now.

We have been swinging the bats pretty good. They are real short handed up there and they don't have a lot of pitching depth and we knew that going in.

We played pretty well. We swung the bats really well, especially in the second game. We scored six runs early and put pressure on them.

Ted White

We came out swinging our bats from the get-go. It always helps to get off to a good start like we did today.

We are obviously excited to get our second straight sweep and I am pleased we have been able to string together some wins. I think we swung the bats well towards the end of the game, but we need to continue to improve in some areas.

We had everything set up the way we wanted to. They just came out and swung the bats well. I think the guys were prepared. It's not a good feeling. Any time you can control your fate and let it get away, it's disappointing.

Eric Chavez

We haven't been swinging the bats lately. Hopefully we can score five, six runs tomorrow and get our confidence back.

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