Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey pitches extended session in minor league game

By The Canadian Press
March 15 2014 01:00 PM

CP27602793 — Toronto Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey pitches Saturday, March 15, 2014 in Clearwater, Fla., in a minor league outing against a Philadelphia Phillies squad. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey pitched into the eighth inning Saturday in a minor league game with a Philadelphia Phillies squad.

Dickey was happy with the 99-pitch outing, which featured some 60 strikes. He gave up two runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.

While Dickey pitched in Clearwater, the Jays lost 6-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte.

The minor league outing gave Dickey the chance for an extended session while keeping him away from the Rays, whom he will pitch against Opening Day on March 31.

Dickey has two more spring outings scheduled, including one against minor league opposition, before the regular season.

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