On how Matt Harvey pitched…
“I think what we talked about earlier today and going into this game was to try to get him some consistency and a routine, and the result is better command of his stuff, and you saw it tonight. He had better command. His changeup was outstanding early. He threw some curveballs, good curveballs early. On a night like this you’re not going to really have your real, real good fastball. The weather just isn’t conducive to it.
But he moved the ball around. Tried to go in on [Anthony] Rizzo when he hit him, but you need to do that. You need to get some of those guys off the plate. But he was very, very good. And after he got hit with the line drive, the next inning I thought he started out a little shaky, but, boy, then he still looked very, very good. He pitched a great game.”
On Daniel Murphy’s continued hot streak in the playoffs…
“I think Dan Murphy is an All-Star. So I don’t think it’s something that’s strange. I think Dan gets in the batter’s box. We all know when he gets hot, he can hit anybody and he can do a lot of damage, and he’s hot. So tonight early he took advantage of it. Of course the last play he made — this guy, he likes to be on the big stage too. … I’m not surprised at anything that he does.”
On using Jeurys Familia for a four-out save and his workload moving forward…
“I’m not sure I have him tomorrow. He’s thrown a lot lately. So what I’m lucky is that I’ve got some other guys down there that I can turn to. But you know what, in certain games, the games that you’ve got to have, I’m telling you — maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think you can end the game with your star — your best relief pitcher standing on the mound in the bullpen warming up, waiting for a one-inning save. So we’ll just see how it goes.”
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