Dickey starts with 2 hitless innings, Blue Jays beat Orioles
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - R.A. Dickey tossed hitless ball for two scoreless innings in his first start of the spring and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday.
Dickey struck out three and walked one on 16 pitches. The 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner was 14-13 with a 3.71 ERA in a career-high 34 starts last season.
Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista was a late scratch from the lineup as a precaution because of tightness in his right hamstring. The start of the game was delayed 1 hour and 40 minutes because of rain.
Chris Colabello hit a two-run homer for Toronto off starter Mike Wright.
Alejandro De Aza homered for Baltimore in the fourth.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin (55) misses one of Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey's knuckle balls during the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, March 6, 2015 in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey, left, talks with with catcher Russell Martin, right, during third-inning spring training baseball game action against the Baltimore Orioles in Dunedin, Fla., Friday, March 6, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Toronto Blue Jays infielder Chris Colabello, right, celebrates his his two run home run with Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar (11) during the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, March 6, 2015 in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Mike Wright works against the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game, Friday, March 6, 2015 in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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