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Knuckler doesn’t faze Buss on first homer
- Updated: August 24, 2016
TORONTO — Nick Buss had never faced a knuckleballer, so he watched attentively as teammate Mike Trout went through a 12-pitch at-bat against Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey in the first inning.
When it was his turn to step to the plate, Buss had an idea of what to look for and took Dickey’s 1-1 knuckleball over the wall in right field, briefly giving the Angels a 2-1 lead. However, that’s all the offense Los Angeles would receive, as it fell 7-2 to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
“I feel like he had tougher ones to deal with ’cause it looked like he was mixing some heaters and curve balls to him too,” Buss said of the Trout at-bat. “That was definitely helpful seeing what he had, seeing his total mix.
“It was great. It was fun to knock that out and get it done in my first at-bat.”
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