I figured with two strikes that I didn`t have a lot to lose, ... With (Travis) Hafner up there I had a lot of room to move, so I took off.
We don`t do that. We know what we`ve got to do to get the job done.
Cliff was great, and really our whole starting staff has been great. They`ve done a great job of carrying us all year. It seems like they keep us in every game.
That`s what you play for. You play all year in a lot of games. This is the spot you play for.
I was just hitting. With two strikes, you just go up there and battle. That`s what you do against a guy like Santana -- you battle.
I don`t consider myself a home-run hitter. I don`t try to hit home runs. But the more I play, the better I feel. Who knows what might happen? Like I say, I`m not trying to hit home runs - but I like it when I do.
I figured with two strikes that I didn`t have a lot to lose, ... With (Travis) Hafner up there I had a lot of room to move, so I took off.
Throughout the at-bat I just kept going farther and farther. I wanted to see how much they would let me have before they stopped me. They never did, and I told Skins, `I can take this.
I`m sure Hafner was ragging on me after I stole his RBI.
Every game is big, ... Especially here in the last month and against the Twins. It`s a team that we battle with all year and it`s a big game for both teams.