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Postgame reaction after the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-0 in the American League (AL) wild-card playoff at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Terry Francona, Cleveland Indians Manager
"We knew what we were getting into today and they outplayed us. And they, congratulate Joe (Maddon) and the Rays. They outplayed us. We were excited about coming into the game and we lost. So now we got to go home. That hurts."

SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays Manager
"I'm so proud of our guys. You had to be in the dugout to see, they were fine, our guys were fine from the very first pitch. There was nothing going on except focus and let's go and a lot of life. And it was outstanding to watch. As a manger to stand there and see your guys react to that moment like that, you got to be very proud."

SOUNDBITE (English) Alex Cobb, Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher
"It's been a blur. I don't know if that's because of the concussion or it's just been up and down all year. But I came out of camp, before camp, not even knowing if I was going to be on the team really. And then Joe (Maddon) came out and told media the first day of spring training I was pretty much in the starting rotation. And since then it's been great. It's been a lot of learning points this year and then a lot of appreciation points also. Going down with the injury and sitting and watching your team go on and do what they were doing during that span and keeping you in first place, the battle between us and Boston back and forth, I appreciated being back out there. And then when I did get back out there, I vowed to never forget that feeling I had back at home watching the team and to leave it all out on the field really. It's been a whirlwind for sure.