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Oct. 6 Terry Francona postgame interview
- Updated: October 7, 2016
Q. What made you decide to go to Miller that early? TERRY FRANCONA: Well, one, he’s really good (laughter).
There was a lot of a combination of things. I didn’t want for them to come through the third time if they had a chance to tie the game. And Trevor was nearing 80 coming back on short rest. There was a lot of combinations. Andrew first came in, they made him throw a lot of pitches.
That’s a heck of a lineup. But he was up to the task. I mean, that’s why we got him.
Q. How much did having Kluber going tomorrow play into the way you used your bullpen tonight? TERRY FRANCONA: I mean Kluber is our guy. But, no, we were trying to win the game tonight. We’ll try to win the game tomorrow. I mean, I was joking with Kluber and told him he’s on a tight 165 to 170 tomorrow. (Laughter.)
Nobody ever said you have to be conventional to win. We’ve talked about our bullpen and those guys did a heck of a job.
Q. Can you talk about the third inning, the three homers, not only the three homers, but sort of taking control of the game, working from an advantage the rest of the way, and just how electric this place got? TERRY FRANCONA: Yeah, I don’t know about taking control of the game. It didn’t seem like the control was there until the last out. It was certainly exciting to watch. What I guess I liked the most was when they …
