In yesterday's 9-3 win over the Marlins, R.A. Dickey allowed two runs and nine hits in six innings to earn his fifth victory of the season.
Dickey faced 26 batters and threw 95 pitches, 65 of which were strikes.
'I threw a lot of tumbleweeds up there,' Dickey told reporters after the game. 'Balls that were just kind of over-rotating on me. Fortunately, I didn't have my swing-and-miss knuckleball tonight, but they were hitting enough pieces of it to get me some groundballs in bigger situations, and I was able to make a big pitch occasionally when I needed it.'
For the first time in his career, Dickey earned a win without recording a strikeout.
Dickey was hit in the wrist by a pitch from Ricky Nolasco, but insists his wrist is fine and is not scheduled to undergo any tests.
'I'm glad it hit me in a meatier part of my wrist,' Dickey said. 'I got feeling back in my hand pretty quickly and felt it would be ok.'
Michael Baron: It was clear from the beginning Dickey was going to have to work hard, as it was apparent his knuckleball was floating up in the zone rather than diving down through it. Dickey is creative enough to be able to make such adjustments, as he can vary the speed on his knuckleball and spot his fastball, which he did effectively yesterday. The thing is, it's so humid inside Marlins Park, and humidity usually doesn't work in favor of the knuckleball. But the fact Dickey was able to quickly adjust to the conditions and the inconsistent effectiveness of the pitch shows he expected issues and that allowed him to persevere through six innings.
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