TORONTO -- Unlucky, injured and relatively young, the Toronto Blue Jays turned to veteran R.A. Dickey on Saturday for a measure of consistency. But for the third straight start, Dickey's outing was met with unpredictable results.
Dickey (0-1) struck out six and completed seven innings for the first time this season, but he surrendered a pair of homers, walked four and laboured through a 32-pitch first inning in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Braves. The right-hander appeared to find his groove from there, retiring the side in the second and striking out the first two hitters of the third, before a close 2-2 call went the Braves' way, resulting in a two-out walk to Nick Markakis and eventual two-run homer by Freddie Freeman.