GDT(1/3): Minnesota Twins @ Toronto Blue Jays - Nolasco vs. Dickey - 7:07 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - RA Dickey (78.1 IP, 36 BB, 7.47 K/9, 4.14 BB/9, .244 BAA, .285 BABIP, 4.28 FIP) [R]

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SP - Ricky Nolasco (73.1 IP, 20 BB, 6.14 K/9, 2.45 BB/9, .308 BAA, .340 BABIP, 4.48 FIP) [R]

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Lineups:

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Jays Batting:

 

Team Batting:

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Team Pitching:

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Twins Batting:

 

Team Batting:

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Team Pitching:

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Notes:

 

MLB:

• No Important Notes Today.
  

 

Jays:

• Dickey has overcome a trying start to go 5-1 with a 3.28 ERA in his last eight outings, including Wednesday's 8-2 victory in Detroit. The knuckleballer struggled with his command, surrendering two runs and seven hits while walking four in five innings. He's been substantially better at home with a 5-1 record and 3.48 ERA in eight starts.
  
• The Jays were cooled off with consecutive 5-0 losses to St. Louis over the weekend after winning 15 of 17. They had previously been shut out only once all season. One of the top hitting teams in the AL, Toronto was held to a combined seven hits in those two defeats as stars Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion went 0 for 14
  
• Adam Lind has multiple hits in 10 of his past 19 starts, dating back to May 11. In that span, he is hitting .391 (27-for-69) with 11 extra-base hits, eight walks and nine RBIs.
  

 

Twins:

• Nolasco is seeking his third straight win after allowing four runs in seven innings of Wednesday's 6-4 home victory over Milwaukee. Aside from a three-run homer in the seventh, it was a relatively smooth outing.
  
• The Twins, who are batting .245 with 49 homers, have dropped three of four after Sunday's 14-5 loss to Houston.
  
• The Twins cleared room for newly signed Kendrys Morales by designating struggling outfielder Jason Kubel for assignment. Since Morales is out of options and isn't injured, Minnesota immediately added him to its 25-man roster.
  

 

Standings:

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Venue:

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I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

[G-Snarls]

Go Go Gadget Dickey!

 

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[Chappy]

Go Go Gadget Dickey!

 

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Someone's been drinking.

[G-Snarls]

Someone's been drinking.

 

Not yet

 

Need to get the boy home from golf course first

[Candy Maldonado]

Career defining start for Dickey.

[Angrioter]

New streak

[Daniel Labude]

Big game and big series....need to get back to winning and playing well all around!

[McD]

Season over if we don't win this one. Over I tell thee!

[BJs]

Damn that's an impressive Bautista stat. He's killing Twins pitchers.

[o2cui2i]

positive energy tonight. time to get back to winning ways.

[Daniel Labude]

Worst era in the AL...have to score runs this series

[Dylan]

Lets go blue jays!!! Please win this one!

[BJs]

Wow...

[Dylan]

lol @ dickey

[Atothe]

wow

[Jonzo]

Rofl dickey

[awsomest]

NL cy young winner

[Anemic0ffense]

Why does Dickey even throw a fastball? It is an awful pitch. Just throw the knuckle on 3-2 counts.

 

He sucks.

[bowld]

Dickey is officially the worst "Ace" in the entire league. Guy was a flat out bum for his entire career and it shows. sick of watching this clown pitch

[Anemic0ffense]

Already 11 pitches, and no outs. Same s***, different start

[HASHTAGYOLOSWAG]

The most frustrating man in the world.

[Daniel Labude]

Time to get rid of s*** dickey asap....just pathetic, romero could have better results....well I guess thats debatable

[Inklink]

Get Loup ready.

[awsomest]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Jonzo]

I'm sorry, but I can't stand watching this douche pitch.

 

f*** him.

[BJs]

lol…….

[Anemic0ffense]

This is embarrassing

[Atothe]

my god

[BarkatToronto]

f***ing Dickey, Cant even pitch average any more

[MrMariusz]

At least he got the homerun out of his system early in this one, lol.