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Dickey extends Toronto staff’s stellar run
- Updated: May 14, 2016
ARLINGTON — The Blue Jays have been getting a lot more than just good starting pitching. They’ve been getting a borderline dominant performance almost every night.
Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey became the latest starter to contribute in a big way Friday night, when he held the Rangers scoreless over eight innings in a 5-0 victory over Texas. The ERA of Toronto’s rotation now sits at 1.59 in 85 innings this month.
The impressive results date back a lot further than the last two weeks. The starting staff has been by far the club’s biggest strength, and considering the offense has struggled for most of the season, the main reason the Blue Jays sit one game above .500 is the rotation.
“They’ve been as good as you can get, they really have,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “It has been impressive to watch. Every night they go out there and it’s either close or they’re just shutting teams down. … It’s a very talented group, no surprises. They all look really, really good.”
Toronto’s starting staff leads the Majors with 241 innings this season. It also ranks first in the American League in ERA (3.02), opponents’ batting average (.232), hits per nine innings (6.67) and …
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