AL DIVISION SERIES: TWINS VS ASTROS

October 9, 2023

Alex Bregman

Target Field

Houston Astros

Workout Day Press Conference

Q. How's the group? Obviously you guys have been in a lot of DSs, never quite won one going on the road. What's the mindset of the squad?

ALEX BREGMAN: Everyone's doing great. Flew in today, great flight. Got a good workout in. Come tomorrow, everyone will be ready to go.

Q. You guys have been asked a lot about it at home, how you haven't played so well as you'd want. You played really well on the road. Is there anything to that, to where you can pinpoint? It seems like the home record, no one really has an idea of why it was like it was. What about the road?

ALEX BREGMAN: I'm not sure. I know every single person in that clubhouse is motivated to go out and play well tomorrow. They have a tough team, but we're confident in our team as well. I don't really know anything about the road, to be honest with you.

Q. Dusty said that they have yet to sort of settle on a Game 4 starter. What's kind of the level of confidence in whoever does end up going out there, whether it's Urquidy or one of the rookies?

ALEX BREGMAN: I'd say our complete focus is on tomorrow's game honestly. I don't think anyone's thinking about a Game 4 or Game 5. It's all about tomorrow. We've got to go and play well tomorrow. Yeah, tomorrow's the biggest game of the season.

Q. Realizing that none of us are professional hitters, as best you can, could you explain the issues that the shadows cause here and I guess the blown-out backdrop on the sun splash?

ALEX BREGMAN: No excuses. You've got to go out and execute.

Shadows, but you've got to execute. It's the playoffs. Nobody feels bad. You get the job done.