| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
W: Badenhop (1-1) | L: Loup (1-1)
Toronto Blue Jays 2015 Season, Exhibition Game
7:05 pm ET: Stade Olympique, Montreal, QC
Starting: Jason Marquis vs. Mark Buehrle
Game Wrap / Box Score
Attendance: 46,314 | Time: 2:09 | Weather: 68°f (indoors)
Section 108, Row MM, Seat 10
Game one of the Blue Jays exhibition games in Montreal was an evening affair, and it kicked things off with a bang. Prior to the start of the game, two former Montreal Expos greats were honoured in front of 46,314 fans.
First, former Expos shortstop Orlando Cabrera, followed by future Hall-of-Fame Vladimir Guerrero, came out to a crowd so loud it drowned out the PA announcer. With these two out on the field, the crowd burst into chants of “Let’s go Expos!”, which would happen multiple times throughout the night. Guerrero thanked the fans for the support and love, and Cabrera talked about how the city and the mayor need to keep the drive alive for a permanent return of Major League baseball; he said he believes it will happen, and many Montrealers feel the same way.
That wasn’t the only time the crowd was loud; every time the homegrown Russell Martin came to bat, the crowd gave him a standing ovation. He also received one when the Jays’ manager John Gibbons, took him out of the game. Martin was treated like royalty this weekend, and his father, a musician by trade, got to play the national anthems of Canada and the United States of America on his saxophone.
The game itself was sombre at best, with the Reds winning 2-0 thanks to a Skip Schumaker single that brought in two runs. It could have just been one run, but Russell Martin’s replacement, Dioner Navarro, had the ball pass by him, allowing the second run to score. Kevin Pillar almost had a home run, but it was caught at the wall, and Martin himself went 0-3.
This wasn’t the greatest game by the Blue Jays as the fielding was off, but the pitching showed promise aside from Aaron Loup, who really struggled. The Jays didn’t win, but many fans left the Olympic Stadium happy that they saw some baseball and chanting “Ole Ole”, which you will hear when the Canadiens play, but this version was changed to “Expo Expo”.
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