The hot, muggy weather never stopped anyone from taking in a Vancouver Canadians game at noon on a 29 degree day at the scenic Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium off 33rd and Ontario in Vancouver.
Friday’s Nooners game was attended by lots of youngsters from the Vancouver Boys and Girls Club in the area who weren’t short of being loud who came to cheer on the C’s.
While some might question or think why would any group have a ball game on their agenda but one might simply ask “why not” as they were apparently using this day as a wrap-up to a summer full of fun.
I did find it ironic that the group sitting directly in front of me at the top of the bleachers directly behind home plate were from Tsawwassen who operate near Winskill Park so naturally we spoke.
To no real surprise the stands were packed as expected on a Friday Nooners which takes in a wide variety of fans of all ages.
The game ended up on a two-hit shutout 4-0 win against the Tri-City Dust Devils (LAA) that was credited to both Silvano Hechavarria and Juanmi Vasquez.
The press release is from Tyler Zickle play by play for the C’s.
Enjoy the read and make plans to attend one of the upcoming games as the season is slowly coming to a close.
Hechavarria (W, 2-0) was fantastic from the first pitch. He retired the side in order in the first, stranded a one-out walk in the second, escaped the third after a lead-off double then went 1-2-3 in the fourth before the C’s got to Tri-City starter Chris Cortez in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Arjun Nimmala and Carter Cunningham singled to put runners at the corners with no outs and a double play in the next at-bat made it 1-0 Vancouver.
Staked to a one-run advantage, Hechavarria – MLB Pipeline’s #26 Blue Jays prospect – would retire the next seven hitters before a one-out single in the seventh, but he responded with his fourth K of the day against what would be his last batter. His final line: 6.2 IP / 0 R / 2 H / 1 BB / 4 K.
Vasquez (S, 1) turned in 2.1 perfect innings of relief to close it out and secure at least a series split with the Dust Devils this week.
While the lone run proved to be enough, Jay Harry added a two-out, two-RBI double in the sixth and Sean Keys clubbed his team-high 15th homer of the year in the eighth to put the game away for good.
All nine starters reached base and six had a hit. Keys led the way with two knocks while Harry’s two RBI paced the offence.
As you can see in the photo below construction is still on-going and won’t officially be finished but will be ready for the opening day at the start of the 2026 season.
If you have (and I hope you have) attended games in the past this was the picnic area but is being renovated with the club house on the bottom and the top will be a restaurant (so we were told) for fans to take in the game.
Things are progressing rather well so if and when you attend a C’s game be aware of your surroundings and be courteous to your fellow fans!
It’s going to be quite the facility once completed.
The series continues tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. Jackson Wentworth toes the slab for the C’s opposite #3 Angels prospect Ryan Johnson.
Catch the action on the C’s Broadcast Network: Bally Sports Live and Sportsnet 650.
All photos credit to Mark Steffens – fotoguy.org
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