Buffalo, NY - The Herd's second game against the Yankees affiliate was scrubbed, this time due to snow and cold temperatures. The first game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday and the second game will be played at Coca-Cola Field July 2.
New Britain @ New Hampshire
Manchester, NH - This game against the Minnesota affiliate was postponed because of precipitation. This game has been re-scheduled on July 27 as part of a twin bill.
Dunedin 10 Daytona 3
Dunedin, FL - Jose Reyes helped get the Dunedin offence rolling by reaching base on an error at short. After Dwight Smith Jr. followed with a walk, Reyes and Smith both scored on a two-run double by K.C. Hobson but the son of Butch was thrown out trying to take third. That would hurt a little bit as Marcus Knecht belted his first homer of the year over the wall in left field to cap off a three-run first. Smith made it 5-0 with a two-out, two-run single in the fourth. A Jorge Flores RBI single and a Reyes RBI groundout highlighted a three-run outburst in the fifth. Run scoring grounders by Smith and Hobson in the eighth inning rounded out the scoring. Flores doubled, singled and walked and Knecht had a single to join the two-hit club. Smith, Dalton Pompey and Kevin Patterson each had a hit and a base on balls. Reyes was 0-for-3 with a walk. Emilio Guerrero replaced Reyes at short and had a double in his lone at-bat. Pierre and Derrick Chung also got on base via the walk, meaning every Dunedin hitter got to first base.
Casey Janssen pitched the first inning against the Cubs and overcame a leadoff single with a groundout, a strikeout and a lineout to first. Taylor Cole (2-0) took care of the next six innings and gave up two runs on six hits and two walks. He whiffed seven and four of his nine outs in play were on the grass. Danny Barnes tossed a one-hit eighth inning and Blake McFarland mopped up in the ninth but not before Rock Shoulders laid a smackdown in the form of a solo homer. McFarland did register one strikeout.
Lansing @ Wisconsin
Grand Chute, WI - This game was canceled due to Old Man Winter and it will not be made up according to the Lugnuts official website.
Boxscore
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. K.C. Hobson, Dunedin - Batting .341 and has only struck out twice in 39 at-bats. However, he has only drawn one walk.
2. Taylor Cole, Dunedin - A 23-5 K-BB total in 17.2 innings and a 2.55 earned run average.
1. Dwight Smith Jr., Dunedin - Slugging a team-leading .532 with 25 total bases.
Today's Schedule & Probable Starters...
New Britain @ New Hampshire, 10:35 am ET - RHP Scott Copeland (0-2, 6.75)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Buffalo, 6:05 pm ET - RHP Kyle Drabek (1-0, 5.40).
Lansing @ Wisconsin, 6:05 pm ET (DH) - LHP Chase De Jong (0-0, 9.45)/LHP Jairo Labourt (0-0, 4.26).
Daytona @ Dunedin, 6:30 pm ET - RHP Ben White (1-0, 3.60).
Extra Innings...
BallparkDigest.com links a story from the Tampa Bay Times that the Jays are looking at upgrades for Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin.
The Vancouver Canadians will start selling single-game tickets May 10. The home opener is June 18.