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Oct. 6 Miller, Kipnis postgame interview
- Updated: October 7, 2016
Q. Andrew, the first inning you were in, guys on first and second, the 2-2 pitch, you got David Ortiz, could you go through that? ANDREW MILLER: Yeah, not the situation we wanted to be in. I think I’d like to come in and execute a little better early on. But found a way. I think a little excited, a little overamped for the situation. I think, just like I said, trying to settle in. I think I was a little overexcited.
My breaking ball was not close to the zone, I’d like to execute better. Buchholz is a really good hitter, and I know it’s a lineup with perennial All-Stars. Names we recognize as being some of the best in the game. He may not have that same recognition, but he deserves it. I fell behind the count, he hit the ball hard. I thought there were a couple of good pitches off the plate to Mookie, he laid off them, didn’t want to get hurt there, and unfortunately found myself facing David in that situation.
But just trust it. I’m prepared. I can make a pitch and get out of it.
Q. Jason, on that three-home run inning, on the third one you were hanging off out of the dugout. What was it like watching that? JASON KIPNIS: After the first one it was exciting. After mine it was even kind of getting nuts in there. And the third one our dugout was kind of losing it. We played with a lot of energy. We played with a lot of emotion. That’s the way our team goes. We’ve got up and down the lineup, 25 guys who are baseball players who love to compete and we ride the waves. And that was a pretty high one, starting with Roberto with a great at-bat.
Q. Jason, as a hitter, what’s it like when you have to face a guy like Andrew Miller in the fifth inning? JASON KIPNIS: Miserable. Especially as a lefty hitter. I know what those pitches look like, I’ve faced them, I’ve walked back to the dugout with my head down after every time seeing him. And it’s as much confidence as I have on defense is as little confidence I have hitting against him. You really have to pick your spots against him and kind of get lucky. You have to …
