In the Dominican on Friday night, Starling Marte went 2-for-4 with a run scored, before leaving in the seventh inning of a one-sided game. He stole his eighth base in eight attempts. This was Marte's fifth straight multi-hit game and he has reached base 14 times in his last six games. He is hitting .265/.315/.412 through 27 games.

Richard Rodriguez made his first winter appearance since he signed with the Pirates. He threw a shutout inning, retiring the side in order. In his last eight appearances combined, Rodriguez has given up just two hits and a walk, with no earned runs over 7.2 innings. He has 26 strikeouts in 17.1 innings this winter.

Anderson Feliz went 0-for-4 with an RBI. He's batting .276/.336/.398 in 33 games.

In Venezuela, Jose Osuna went 1-for-4 with a three-run home...

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