No Worries
John Jefferson almost sounded apologetic while sticking up for his teammates, who fumbled away his stellar pitching performance last night before coming back to grab the 9-8 come-from-behind win.
"There's no other closer I'd want to give the ball to more than Todd Gelatka," Jefferson said afterward of the Outlaw closer whose struggles to earn saves continued in the win. "I have complete confidence in him still. There's no better closer in the league out there and he's the best you could ask for in that situation. He's a huge asset to this team.
"I always have complete faith in our hitters. What they're able to accomplish in tight games like this speaks volumes about their approach everyday.
"I thought the biggest (at-bat) of the rally was actually Danny Nava beating the throw on that double play that would have ended it. He legged it out when he didn't necessarily have to, because that was routine. That shows you right there, with this team doing that type of thing with virtually nothing on the line (after clinching the first-half championship), going for it until that last out gets recorded, what this team stands for."