"We knew that we'd have to try to take them out of it and take the momentum away, and [Chris Young]'s home run in the first inning went a long way with that," Arizona manager Bob Melvin said. "Just a great place to play baseball."

"These guys are as talented a young group as I've ever seen," [Eric Byrnes] said. "It's been fun to watch the maturation and watch them grow up."

"They really played well and they should feel good about what they did," [Lou Piniella] said. "We're disappointed, but at the same time, I'm really proud of our players. We got off to a slow start this year and put together a good run that culminated in getting in the post-season."