Quotes by Bob Melvin

“(Terrero) played a nice game yesterday. Unfortunately, he gets the highlight because of what happened. That wasnt what won or lost the game for us. One of the reasons we were in a position where we were at that time was because of Luis Terrero.”

“After [Tuesday], and the way our bullpen has been beat up, we needed an outing that got us a little deeper in games. Its tough to run [Ortiz] out there and not go to somebody sooner, but we have to be ready for the next game, too.”

“Certainly hes a force. Whether or not hes in the lineup, hell make you think about what youre going to do. ... I think emotionally it could be a big lift for them.”

“He just lost it in a hurry. I thought he was throwing the ball as well as he had all year, working both sides of the plate. The first few innings were great, and then he just lost it in a hurry.”

“He just lost it in a hurry,”

“His whole career is hell walk some guys, but he makes the big pitch to get out of the inning.”

“Talk about pitching a great game. Hes mixing in his breaking ball and his changeup just enough to keep them off the sinker at times. Brandon, when hes got that sinker going like that, hes tough to deal with.”

“We needed a win, period,”

“Javy kept fighting out there. He gave up a bunch of hits but made good pitches when he had to and got us through [six] innings, which at the time, I didnt think he had a chance.”

“We just kept battling. We were so many times in a situation, say, where we had first and third with nobody out and we dont score and throw the momentum back to the other side. But we kept playing hard.”