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Red Sox manager Terry Francona:
"It's a win. That's what we set out to do. It didn't start out looking real great. Down 8-1 is not really the formula, but I don't think we abandoned our approach, which is easy to do when you get down a bunch and start rolling over. We didn't give at-bats away. . . we made them go to the bullpen and then we made them continue to go to the bullpen. We kept on them the whole time."

Francona on Bryan Corey, who earned the victory:
"I know he is a September call-up. He's pitched in the major leagues. We have confidence in his ability to pitch and I think it shows when we use him. He's got a lot of confidence. He can add and subtract with his change-up. He has some velocity with a little bit of movement. . . he can really give us some help."

Red Sox catcher Kevin Cash:

“It was exciting. It was fun to be a part of. Not that this was a must-win game, but it was a big game for us to win. We got down early, and it was good it was early, because it gave us a chance to gain some momentum to come back.”

Cash on J.D. Drew:
“J.D. is big for us,” said Cash, who also played collegiate ball with Drew at Florida State. “I know what J.D. can do offensively. His career numbers are pretty impressive and hopefully [last night] was big for him.”

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