In the Dominican playoffs on Sunday night, Alen Hanson went 2-for-4 with a walk, run scored and two stolen bases. His team still lost and is now of the verge of being eliminated in the round robin tournament. With five games left and only two teams advancing, the Toros are 4-9, trailing the Gigantes(10-3), Estrellas(7-6) and the Aguilas(5-8). Hanson is now 10-for-45(.222) in the playoffs.
Gustavo Nunez went 1-for-3 with a walk, run scored and he drove in two runs. He is batting .250 and is the only Pirates player to see action in all 13 playoff games.
Willy Garcia wasn’t playing much in the playoffs, going a combined 0-for-5 in his two appearances. He was sent to the bench when reinforcements came for the playoffs. Garcia is now at the Pirates voluntary mini-camp in Bradenton, which started Monday morning. Stolmy Pimentel is also in Bradenton, although he was shutdown before the playoffs started.
Gorkys Hernandez went 0-for-4, but he still helped out in his team’s win. He walked once, drove in a run and picked up two outfield assists. His team won 9-6 and moved to 6-2 in the round robin tournament.
In Panama, Edgar Munoz went 1-for-4 with a double, walk, RBI and a stolen base. He has four stolen bases in his last three games.