The World Baseball Classic wrapped up on Tuesday night with Japan taking the 3-2 victory over Team USA. Here’s a look at the performance from the members of the Pittsburgh Pirates who took part in the WBC, including one from last night.
David Bednar pitched a scoreless seventh inning with a 3-1 score at the time. He allowed a single, with no walks or strikeouts.
Here’s a recap of the Pittsburgh Pirates who saw action during the entire WBC tournament.
David Bednar allowed one run on three hits in four innings/four appearances, with no walks and five strikeouts.
Tsung-Che Cheng went 5-for-15, with a triple, two walks and an .879 OPS in four games for Chinese Taipei. He had three RBI singles.
Chavez Young had a strong WBC for Great Britain, going 4-for-13, with a double, three walks and five steals in five attempts. No one else had more than three steals in the tournament.
Tahnaj Thomas allowed one run on one hit and one walk, while retiring one batter in his only appearance for Great Britain.
Rob Zastryzny got a start for Canada, in which he allowed three runs over two innings on three hits, two walks, a hit batter and two strikeouts. He faced Mexico in that game.
Santiago Florez allowed one run on two hits, a walk and two strikeouts in his only inning of work. He was with Colombia.
Luis Ortiz pitched two innings in his only appearance for the Dominican Republic, as he was part of the two-game domination of Israel, when they had one total base runner in those two games. Ortiz did not allow that runner….
Roansy Contreras allowed the only runner to Israel over their near historic offensive drought. He threw 2.2 scoreless with four strikeouts and a single, before reaching his pitch count.
Duane Underwood Jr was perfect in three appearances of one inning each, not allowing a runner, while striking out two batters.
Josh Palacios went 1-for-9, with a single and a HBP, leading to a .311 OPS for The Netherlands
Antwone Kelly tossed a scoreless inning in his only appearance for The Netherlands, with no hits, walks or strikeouts.
