Oct. 22 Dave Roberts postgame interview

Q. What did you see from Clayton tonight? DAVE ROBERTS: I think that the first thing I saw is the Cubs hitters, they had a great game plan tonight. And there was a couple mistake sliders that they took advantage of. But they were running counts, they used the whole field, and there was traffic all night for Clayton. And he gave it everything he had, but when they did — when he did make a mistake, they made him pay. We have asked a lot of Clayton all year long, so, again, it’s just more of you got to give those hitters credit.Q. Conversely, what was the plan against Kyle? DAVE ROBERTS: I thought we had a plan to get the ball up, but this guy was ERA leader, he pitched well all year long, he consistently made pitches, didn’t make any mistakes tonight, kept the ball down, kept us off balance. And I think that you could have a plan, but if the opposing pitcher doesn’t make mistakes, then it’s still tough to execute. I thought, again, Kyle pitched a perfect game.Q. From day one of Spring Training, you’ve been an in-the-moment manager, and I know it’s very soon to ask this question, but what can you say to reflect on this team this year? DAVE ROBERTS: I just think that there was a lot of growth and I think that how we came together as a team, not only the 25 guys in the clubhouse but guys that helped us get to where we’re at tonight, just the way we played the game every night, with certain adversities, that our guys were accountable, made no excuses all year long. And I think with that for me that’s something that’s a silver lining that really I think going forward, the groundwork of how we play the game, I think that the result — we were short, we came up short, but the result on how we played, there’s a lot to be said for that.Q. Last three games we saw a little bit of sloppiness out …

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