I don't know if there's any pattern, other than the fact that it looks like the number of teams that are going to contend has expanded because a lot of teams have stepped it up a level.

I don't really think there was anything Garret could do. Cano just squared it up and hit it very well.

He stepped up and pitched to his potential at a key time,

His fastball command was a little erratic, but the command on his offspeed pitches was there, and his velocity was good. He got his work in. It did not set him back.

His fastball command was a little erratic, but the velocity was good.

His initial reaction after rehab was, 'Hey, wherever you need me, whenever you need me, I'm going to help us win,'

His last 20 at-bats or so, he's really seeing the ball well. And tonight? You can't square up a ball any better than those couple of home runs.

We can't get into a slugfest with these guys, ... We have to manufacture, we have to run the bases hard and we have to run them well. We're confident we're going to do that and that's the type of game we have to bring.

I just know that in Southern California, the way that championship was received was absolutely along the lines of what we saw in Boston,

We can't get into a slugfest with these guys. We have to manufacture, we have to run the bases hard and we have to run them well. We're confident we're going to do that and that's the type of game we have to bring.