Spring moves on, Jays down Buccos

Justin Smoak himers (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO

Blue Jays DH Justin Smoak stroked a monster home run off right-hander John Holdzkom on a 1-1 count as the Blue Jays won their second game of the spring 10-8 over the Pirates.  Smoak’s homer in the sixth was estimated to have traveled over 425-feet clearing the walkway in right center field at McKechnie Field.  Non-roster invitee Roemon Fields added a two run homer in the seventh also to right center field connecting on a 3-2 offering from Guido Knudson.  Gavin Floyd got the Win for the Jays while Jonathon Niese took the loss for the Pirates.  The Blue Jays return home on Friday to face the Orioles with the first pitched scheduled for 1:07 PM.

Roeman Fields 2 Run Homer in 7th (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO

Gavin Floyd (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

TORONTO (10) AT PITTSBURGH (8)

 TORONTO          AB  R  H BI  PITTSBURGH       AB  R  H BI
 Goins SS          2  0  0  1  Harrison 2B       3  0  1  0 
 Urena SS          2  0  0  0  Moroff 2B         2  1  1  0 
 Saunders LF       3  0  1  2  M Joyce RF        1  1  0  0 
 Pompey LF         1  0  0  0  H. Ramírez RF     2  2  2  0 
 Colabello 1B      4  0  0  0  Rogers 3B         3  0  0  0 
 Tellez 1B         1  0  0  0  Gamache 3B        0  1  0  0 
 Smoak DH          3  1  1  1  Morse DH          2  0  1  1 
 Alford PH-DH      1  1  1  0  Stallings PH-DH   1  1  1  2 
 J Lake RF         3  0  0  0  Goebbert 1B       2  0  0  0 
 Carrera RF        2  0  0  0  Bell 1B           3  1  1  2 
 Barney 2B         3  1  2  0  Mercer SS         2  1  1  0 
 Burns Pr-2B       2  2  2  1  Florimón SS       3  0  1  1 
 Ceciliani CF      2  1  1  0  E. Díaz C         2  0  1  0 
 Fields PR-CF      2  2  1  2  McGuire C         2  0  0  0 
 Dominguez 3B      2  1  1  0  García CF         2  0  1  0 
 D Adams Pr-3B     1  0  0  0  Frazier CF        2  0  0  0 
 Quintero C        2  1  1  1  D Ortiz LF        2  0  0  0 
 Jiménez PH-C      2  0  1  2  Figueroa LF       2  0  0  0 
 Jansen C          0  0  0  0  
 TOTALS           38 10 12 10  TOTALS           36  8 11  6

 TORONTO                   040 003 300 -- 10
 PITTSBURGH                100 100 501 --  8

 DP--TORONTO 2, PITTSBURGH 1. LOB--TORONTO 6, 
 PITTSBURGH 7. 2B--Bell, Morse, Harrison, H. 
 Ramírez, García, Barney, Burns. HR--Fields 1 (1) 
 (off Knudson), Smoak 1 (1) (off Holdzkom). SB--M 
 Joyce 1 (1).
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  TORONTO
 G Floyd (W,1-0)                    2   2   1   1   1   2   0
 Hernández                          2   2   1   1   2   2   0
 Biagini                            1   1   0   0   0   1   0
 Venditte                           1   0   0   0   0   0   0
 Cole                             2-3   2   4   4   2   0   0
 McFarland                        1-3   2   1   1   0   0   0
 Copeland                           1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Dragmire (S,1)                     1   2   1   1   1   0   0
  PITTSBURGH
 Niese (L,0-1)                      2   5   4   4   1   2   0
 Vogelsong                          2   0   0   0   0   2   0
 Watson                             1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Holdzkom                         2-3   3   3   3   1   0   1
 Knudson                        1 1-3   2   3   3   1   1   1
 K. Marte                           1   0   0   0   1   0   0
 Fuller                             1   2   0   0   0   1   0

 WP--McFarland. HBP--Dominguez by Holdzkom. 
 PB--Quintero. SO--TOR: Saunders 2, Fields, Pompey,
 Colabello, Smoak, Ceciliani. PIT: Goebbert 2, 
 Rogers, D Ortiz, Mercer, Frazier. BB--TOR: Goins, 
 Alford, Pompey, Ceciliani. PIT: M Joyce 2, Gamache
 2, Stallings, Morse. T--3:04. A--6,491.