Watching your team's offense face R.A. Dickey is like playing slot machines. Really, he's just a random pitch generator and if the pitches come out good, the offense has no chance. On the other hand, when they come out bad, it's difficult for the offense to fail. In the first inning, the Rays stepped up to the machine and received one of those small payouts that keeps you mentally sustained just enough to keep pulling the lever.
After John Jaso grounded out on the first pitch, Sizemore showed good discipline to hold his bat while knuckleballs knuckled down and away and he got himself into a 3-1 count.