In Venezuela on Friday night, Jose Osuna went 3-for-4 with three singles in his team’s 4-2 loss. He was back at third base and had just one play all game, starting a 5-4-3 double play. Osuna is hitting .324/.377/.521 in 20 games this winter.
Elvis Escobar went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and an RBI. He is now hitting .278/.335/.342 through 51 games, with eight doubles, one triple and he’s 3-for-6 in stolen bases.
Engelb Vielma went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt and a hit-by-pitch. He’s batting .240/.313/.307 in 27 games this winter.
In the Dominican, Starling Marte went 1-for-2 with a single, a HBP, two runs scored and his ninth stolen base in nine attempts. Marte left for a defensive replacement in the top of the fifth, though it wasn’t directly after the hit-by-pitch, which occurred in the first inning. As of early this morning, no reason was given for his removal. Marte is only scheduled to play winter ball until Thursday when the regular season ends. He is batting .277/.333/.438 through 30 games.
Richard Rodriguez, a recent minor league free agent signing, threw a scoreless inning. He gave up two hits and had one strikeout. In his last nine outings combined, he has a 0.00 ERA in 8.2 innings, allowing four hits, one walk and he has 11 strikeouts.
Anderson Feliz went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. He also stole his fourth base of the season. He is hitting .300/.358/.418 through 36 games.
In Mexico, Carlos Munoz went 1-for-3 with a single. He’s hitting .271/.371/.376 in 53 games.
In Saturday action from Australia, Michael Suchy went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader. In game two, he went 1-for-3 with his fourth double, a walk and a run scored. Suchy is hitting .238/.333/.444 in 18 games. He was selected by the fans to participate in next week’s All-Star game.
