It's Canada vs. Bautista at WBC on Thursday
Canadians drop final exhibition game to Yankees
Canada plays its first World Baseball Classic game Thursday against Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista and the Dominican Republic in Miami.
Canada is in a pool with the Dominican, the U.S., and Mexico. The top two teams in each pool advance to the next round.
Canada wrapped up its preparation for the tournament with a 10-4 exhibition loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
Canada's Shane Dawson took the loss after allowing four earned runs in the third inning, including a two-run homer by Aaron Hicks and a solo shot by Gary Sanchez.
Starter Scott Richmond pitched two innings for Canada, allowing Matt Holliday's two-run homer in the first. Kyle Higashioka added a solo homer off Chris Rowley in the eighth inning.
Eric Wood hit a pair of solo homers for Canada while Tyler O'Neill belted a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino in the first inning.
J.R. Graham replaced Severino in the third inning and picked up the win.