NL DIVISION SERIES: CARDINALS v DIAMONDBACKS

October 11, 2001

Darryl Kile

DARRYL KILE: I would have to say better. This time of year is really all that matters, being able to compete and compete at your top level. And I feel like I'm healthy enough to do that.

DARRYL KILE: I'm just going to try to hope and duplicate some of the things they did. They did a real fine job of locating all their pitches, keep their talented offense off balance and hopefully I'll be able to do something similar.

DARRYL KLINE: No. I felt pretty good and made a couple mistakes late in the game, but I felt pretty good.

DARRYL KILE: They have a good team. They have a team that can score runs in many ways. They've got speed at the top of the lineup. They have guys that play hit-and-run and steal bases and they can go deep at any time with any guy. They are a tough offense, and it's a credit to Woody and Matty Morris.

DARRYL KILE: Yes or no, I guess. There's no doubt this is a big game for both teams. My job is to go out there and give our team everything I have for them and compete and give it a chance to win. So my focus is going to be on trying to do my job the best I can.

DARRYL KILE: I guess the same and a little different. The lineup that Houston puts out there is a little more right-handed dominant than the Diamondbacks. They have a few more right-handed hitters. It all boils down to what you have to decide to do as a pitcher to beat their lineup, and you have to execute the game plan you devise. Duncan and I will go over the plan and we'll try to execute the pitches the best we can.