Moments after the July 31 trade deadline, General Manager Matt Klentak challenged his current group of players to carry the team:
For this team to accomplish what it wants to accomplish, we’re going to need the stars in that room to carry us.We have the talent. We had a very splashy offseason. We brought in a lot of talent and those guys are going to have to do what they do to push us into October.
The lineup was clicking top-to-bottom in yesterday’s 10-2 victory against the Giants. César Hernández and Roman Quinn contributed to the cause with a home run a-piece as the team combined for 12 hits, including five for extra bases.