The Toronto Blue Jays returned home for Game 3 against the Kansas City Royals and got a much needed 11-8 win. Their top offense that was so present in the regular season finally came alive as they used home field advantage to their favor. The team struggled for runs in the first two games, but three home runs helped get the job done as they aim to carry momentum into Game 4.
Toronto will start RA Dickey on the mound in Game 4 in hopes of evening up the series. Since the All-Star break, Dickey is 6-0 with a 1.94 ERA in eight home starts. He pitched against the Texas Rangers and game up just one run in just over four innings of play. Against the Royals, Dickey is 3-0 with a 2.73 ERA in four starts against the team. He will be racing a Royals team that has scored 33 runs over its last 35 innings. That will be a tall task for Dickey to managed. Dickey admits that he likes pitching at home in Toronto because the weather is not a factor which will be the case on Tuesday. For Dickey, the real factor is pitching against his friend, Chris Young.
"We had some great conversations when we were together in New York," Dickey said, via ESPN.com. "I enjoyed being around him. I enjoyed talking to him. He's got a great mind."
Young will get the nod against the Blue Jays as he has given several of their big names a headache in games past. Jose Bautista is 3-for-16 against the pitcher, Troy Tulowitzki is hitting .182 against Young while Josh Donaldson is 1-for-16 against him. Young is hoping to keep those low numbers going as he has not pitched since Oct. 8 in a relief game in the opener against the Houston Astros. Against the Blue Jays, Young is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA, but rust could be a factor since he has not been on the mound in so long. Young has reason to be concerned since this is a Blue Jays lineup that is capable of knocking out the big names. They stuck it to Johnny Cueto and could easily use the momentum to keep them moving to tie the series up.
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