In the Dominican on Thursday night, Eric Wood went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks. The home run was his second of the winter.
On Friday, the Pirates announced that they signed outfielder Eury Perez to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training. He is playing for Leones del Escogido this winter and went 1-for-3 with three walks and a stolen base during Thursday night’s doubleheader. That gave him a .200/.351/.267 slash line through 28 games, mostly seeing time off the bench.
Jason Rogers went 1-for-4 with a single, RBI and run scored.
In Venezuela, Elvis Escobar returned to the lineup for the first time since November 27th. He was out with a lower left leg injury. He came off the bench in the sixth inning as a pinch-runner, scored a run, and then stayed in the game in left field. Escobar popped out to shortstop in his only at-bat.
In Mexico, Luis Heredia allowed one run on four hits and two walks in 2.1 innings. He had one strikeout and a 3:1 GO/AO ratio. The line is somewhat deceiving for Heredia, who allowed all three inherited runners to score in the fifth inning, after coming in with no outs and a 5-4 lead. In 16 appearances this winter, he has a 4.96 ERA in 32.2 innings.
Carlos Munoz flew out to left field as a pinch-hitter.
In Australia, Sam Kennelly played third base and went 1-for-4 with a single. His team was rained out on Friday.
In Puerto Rico, Danny Ortiz went 1-for-4 with a single.
Friday
In the Dominican, Alen Hanson went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and two runs scored. The triple was hit off Cesilio Pimentel, who the Pirates just lost in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft. Hanson returned on Wednesday night after missing a month with a wrist injury. His team was off on Thursday. Through six games, he is 4-for-23 at the plate.
Eric Wood went 1-for-4 with an RBI double. He is hitting .227 through 20 games, with three doubles, two homers and 13 walks.
Jason Rogers went 1-for-2 with his second double, an RBI and two walks. Through five games this winter, he is 3-for-17 with four walks. He has played first base in every game.
In Venezuela, Jose Osuna went 1-for-4 with an RBI double, his 13th double of the winter. Through 51 games, he has a .267 average and three homers.
In Mexico, Carlos Munoz went 1-for-5 with an RBI single. He is hitting .179/.273/.245 through 42 games.
In Puerto Rico, Danny Ortiz went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. He is batting .380 through 28 games, which leads the league in average. Ortiz is still a free agent.
