The Pittsburgh Pirates bats in Australia all decided to break out in the same game, leading to a huge day on Friday for the team and the six Pirates players. Check back today at noon for our latest Pirates Winter Report article.
Australia
Sammy Siani went 4-for-5 with his sixth double, sixth homer, three runs, five RBIs and two walks, as Sydney put up 25 runs. He has a .284/.370/.557 slash line in 26 games. Here’s video of his homer.
Slammin' Sammy wasting no time to put the Blue Sox up big #ABL23 pic.twitter.com/ag8P5ztTOy
— Australian Baseball League (@ABL) December 30, 2022
Here is the double:
Sammy Siani puts the Blue Sox up 8 – 0 with a hard-hit double! #ABL23 pic.twitter.com/mvdIY6qzLv
— Australian Baseball League (@ABL) December 30, 2022
Solomon Maguire had a career day, going 5-for-5 with his first triple, first homer, three runs, three RBIs and a walk. He has a .258/.290/.348 slash line in 20 games.
AAAAND ANOTHER ONE!
Dylan Shockley only had one hit, but it was a grand slam. He finished 1-for-4 with three runs scored and a HBP. He has a .208/.310/.361 slash line in 23 games.
Jase Bowen went 2-for-6 with his third double, his second homer, four runs, two RBIs and a walk. His home run was crushed (see video). He has a .241/.310/.380 slash line in 22 games.
Jase Bowen crushes Sydney's fourth home run of the game!
Ernny Ordonez went 3-for-6 with his fifth double, four runs and an RBI. He has a .283/.333/.337 slash line in 26 games.
Jesus Castillo went 2-for-4 with two walks, a run and an RBI. He has a .118/.202/.145 slash line in 22 games.
Puerto Rico
Tsung-Che Cheng went 1-for-3 with a single. He’s back up to a .200 average through 17 games, with two doubles, a triple and five walks.
Josh Palacios went 1-for-4 with a single and an RBI. He’s now hitting .227 in 18 games, with three doubles, a triple, a homer and six walks.
Duane Underwood Jr. made his second appearance and threw shutout ball again. It wasn’t as dominant as his debut when he struck out the side, but it was still a nice short outing, with one hit, no walks and one strikeout.
Colombia
Andres Alvarez went 1-for-3 with an RBI. He has a .361 average and a 1.033 OPS in 36 games.
Francisco Acuna went 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored. He has a .250 average and an .812 OPS in 34 games.
Rodolfo Nolasco went 0-for-3. He’s hitting .202 with a .663 OPS in 32 games.
