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[THE HANGOVER] The Good, The Bad, and The Telling of Opening Day

THE GOOD: Chris Archer settled down. After a shaky start, Big Tree settled down. He ended up giving up 3 runs (2 earned). But after the Jays scored 2 in the first, Archer faced 19 batters over 4.2 innings, striking out 12 and giving up just 3 hits and a walk…Some much-needed pop. It didn’t come until the 9th inning and it came with the bases empty, but it was nice to see Corey Dickerson go deep. There have been some questions about how he will adapt to life outside of Coors Field and inside of The Trop, a pitcher-friendly park…Showing some fire.