RHP R.A. Dickey will make his 18th start of the season Tuesday in the second game of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre.
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That simply wouldn’t do.
The Kansas City Royals have placed pitcher Wade Davis on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain. “I don’t know how many rooms I get or how many tickets”. “I think he’s going to get even better and better”. It was kind of taken out of my hands.
I’m always torn on the idea of whether players are better off taking the days off (but then not getting food poisoning on holiday) or if being named as one of the best players in the game helps a play think he is one of the best players in the game.
Estrada, who reaggravated a previous back injury while swinging a bat during an interleague game in Philadelphia last month, received four cortisone shots to his lower back on Monday – one each to the SI (sacroiliac) joints and one each to both facet joints on either side of his back. With Drew Hutchison now on the major league roster and lined up with Thursday as his regular start day, there’s a capable replacement already in house. During pre-game warmups most of the Blue Jays were wearing shirts supporting “Captain Canada”.
“There’s talk out there that there’s different feelings”, Gibbons added.
Estrada was disappointed to hear the Blue Jays plans, as anyone in his situation would be.
Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion are the other all-star game bound Jays, while Michael Saunders could get an invite through a last-chance fan vote, with results to be revealed on Friday. Ezequiel Carrera launched a solo shot in the third and Troy Tulowitzki rounded it out with a three-run homer of his own, chasing Royals starter Chris Young after just two and two-thirds innings.
“It means a lot to me and it also shows you don’t have to throw 95 or harder”, he said.
“I haven’t had much sleep just knowing that there might be a possibility I don’t get the opportunity to pitch in this game. And I guess my worst nightmare unfortunately came true”, Estrada said. “I don’t know if it’s the right thing to do or whatever, but it’s what I want to do”. “As long as I’m in the rotation I’m going to continue to do what I can do and control what I can control”.
The 33-year-old sat down with manager John Gibbons and a “room filled with people” on Tuesday afternoon to discuss his options ahead of the July 12 game at San Diego’s Petco Park.
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“I’m happy I made the All-Star team”, said Donaldson. It’s something he learned from Mark Buehrle. The earliest Estrada would return is likely July 22 when the Seattle Mariners visit Toronto. He was named to the AL’s team less than 24 hours before a sore back put him on the DL.
