We don't have to win 10 straight

We don't have to win 10 straight. The teams [contending for the wild card] are mostly in the same division and playing each other the rest of the way. I think that's why we don't see anybody in there panicking.

We have to do whatever it takes right now. That's our rallying cry: whatever it takes. We have to put it together now. We can't win one, lose one, win one, lose two.

I don't give a hoot about Jae Seo. Anybody [who] goes out there and changes speeds sticks the bat up our rear ends. Simple as that. We make no adjustments. None. Not as hitters.

You can only pull so many strings. You try to put yourself in position to win the ballgame. We got those opportunities. We just don't get the big, tough hit. We just don't do it. We don't get the fly ball.

The scoreboard's right there in front of you. Yeah, you're very aware. But it doesn't make any difference what the other clubs are doing. If we don't take care of our business, it doesn't make any difference. None whatsoever. You can't gain ground on anybody by losing.

It's August. The season's going to be over pretty soon. If they don't get it by now, there's no way you can convince them to change. You talk to them during the course of the ballgame. You reason with them. You point things out to them. And they still don't take heed.

A souveneir...

No, no, I'm not angry. I was giving it to the guy. I do a lot of stuff that people think I'm angry.

I try to stay in the game, try to win. I know this wasn't my day. From the first inning, I know it was going to be a hard day. I just have nothing today.

I'm not mad at nobody. It's me. I'm a fighter, so I don't like to lose. I'm better than that. If I pitched better, I had a chance to win. Sometimes when it doesn't happen, you need to be mad.

-LH

For the first time in my career, I feel comfortable in the clubhouse...

For the first time in my career, I feel comfortable in the clubhouse. I feel comfortable with the city. I feel comfortable with the fans. I love playing for Frank Robinson. He motivates me in so many ways because I have so much respect for him. . . . I feel like I'm in my element. . . . I love the fans here. I love them. They get behind me, and it pushes me to another level.

The past couple of days, I felt I had a dead arm and I was kind of moping around until I got loose. After that, it was fun. I didn't feel any pressure at all.

After we scored the two runs, I struck out the side [in the fifth inning]. I was very relaxed and very comfortable. That's all I needed tonight.

It's has been an amazing year. It's the dream I had coming into this season and it's working. This is what I always believed I could do. If I were to give up on that, I don't know how far I would have gone. But my family kept me motivated. They kept telling me to believe in myself. I believed that I could turn it around, get over injuries, get healthy and go out and pitch and show the potential I thought that I had.

I'm happy here in Washington. That's a great thing. It's the first time in my career that I have been happy.

-JP

Before I got to know him, I really scared....

Before I got to know him, I really scared. I was like, I hope I never get in trouble here with this guy because this guy is pretty tough. I heard all these stories about this guy and how he approached players.

I hope I do everything the right way. I don't want to see this guy touching me and approach me with all my teammates around. I didn't want to let my emotions go and say something back to him because I would really be embarrassed. I don't want to get suspended again.

I want to win, and I want to win bad. And these other guys better want to win, too.

Sometimes, he is scary because I don't want to see him get mad at me and approach me for something bad. That's why my discipline has been so good. I have so much respect for these guys the way they play for him.

-JG