Dickey guts out win to continue strong August

TORONTO — The Blue Jays’ rotation has been a strong spot all season, and it has the potential to be even better with a strong final stretch from R.A. Dickey.

The 41-year-old knuckleballer continued his solid August with 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball on Tuesday, helping the Blue Jays open a critical six-game homestand with a 7-2 victory over the Angels.

Dickey has quietly pieced together one of his best statistical months of the season in the heart of the Blue Jays’ chase towards a second consecutive playoff berth.

Often criticized for his penchant for giving up home runs, the third-inning blast Dickey surrendered to Angels rookie Nick Buss was just the first long ball he’d allowed all month. Dickey has also limited opponents to two runs or fewer in three of his four August starts, after allowing 18 runs in his final three starts of July.

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