Saunders Rehab-ing Away

By Eddie Michels on April 10, 2015

Michael Saunders has his second rehab start in two nights when the Dunedin Blue Jays hosted the Clearwater Threshers. Saunders was 2 for 4 with a double. The Jays won 2-0.

lue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders (left knee) singles to right in his second rehab game for Class-A Dunedin on Friday. Saunders DH’ed for the second game in a row going 2-4 with a double. It’s not known when he will play in the field. (EDDIE MICHELs PHOTO)

Saunders later doubles down the line in left. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Toronto Blue Jays Day One employee now President of the Florida State League Ken Carson throws out the first the ceremonial first pitch on Friday night at the Dunedin Blue Jays home opener. Ken became the league president with the passing of long time president Chuck Murphy. (EDDIE MICHEL PHOTO)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
Clearwater (1-1)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0			2	3	1
Dunedin (1-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	7	0

Clearwater Threshers
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Drew Stankiewicz	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286
Andrew Pullin	DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333
Domonic Brown	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
a- Willians Astudillo	PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chase Harris	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Andrew Knapp	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.429
Dylan Cozens	LF-RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Zach Green	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125
Aaron Brown	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Mitch Walding	3B	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Devin Lohman	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Totals		30	2	3	1	0	0	2	3	8	.154

a-Grounded out for Brown, D in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Pullin (2, Silverstein).
TB: Stankiewicz; Brown; Pullin 2.
RBI: Stankiewicz (1), Pullin (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Knapp 2.
SAC: Lohman.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lohman (1, 2nd base off Tirado, A/Reeves).

FIELDING
E: Whitehead (1, pickoff).
DP: (Lohman-Stankiewicz-Green, Z).

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Michael Saunders	DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Roemon Fields	CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.286
Dawel Lugo	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.375
Matt Dean	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143
Mitch Nay	3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
David Harris	LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Derrick Loveless	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143
Mike Reeves	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Christian Lopes	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Totals		33	0	7	2	0	0	0	1	11	.219

BATTING
2B: Fields (1, Whitehead), Saunders, M (1, Whitehead).
TB: Nay; Harris 2; Lugo, D; Saunders, M 3; Fields 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dean; Lopes, C; Nay; Loveless.
GIDP: Dean.
Team RISP: 0-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.BASERUNNING
SB: Fields (1, 3rd base off Whitehead/Knapp).

Clearwater Threshers
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
David Whitehead (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	0	0	1	8	0	0.00
Lee Ridenhour (H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Ulises Joaquin (S, 1)	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	0	0	1	11	0	2.50

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Brad Allen (L )	5.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0.00
Scott Silverstein	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	0	18.00
Alberto Tirado	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Tiago Da Silva	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	3	2	2	3	8	0	1.50

Game Scores: Whitehead 71, Allen 69.
WP: Silverstein.
Groundouts-flyouts: Whitehead 6-3, Ridenhour 2-2, Joaquin 1-0, Allen 4-8, Silverstein 3-0, Tirado, A 4-0, Da Silva 1-0.
Batters faced: Whitehead 23, Ridenhour 6, Joaquin 5, Allen 16, Silverstein 6, Tirado, A 9, Da Silva 3.
Umpires: HP: Kirk Struble. 1B: Ryan Benson.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, None.
T: 2:30.
Att: 1,622.
Venue: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.