On Tuesday night in the Dominican, Pablo Reyes began the game on the bench, but ended up playing 12 full innings. Reyes came in as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and walked. He would split his time between shortstop and third base over the rest of the 19-inning game, going 1-for-5 with two walks and a run scored. This game included four position players on the mound, including the win from former Pirates minor leaguer Anderson Hernandez. There were also four shutout innings from Jordany Valdespin, who had previously pitched to a total of four batters during his 12 seasons in pro ball.
Reyes was 0-for-4 in his season debut over the weekend. His team attempted to play another game on Monday, but it was rained out. They tried to make up that game on Wednesday night and it too was postponed due to rain. He went 0-for-2 in his only other game this winter.
On Wednesday night in Mexico, Eduardo Vera made his winter debut and dominated. He went five innings, allowing two hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts. Both hits were singles and one was an infield hit. The Pirates allowed Vera to play winter ball this year, but he is limited to five innings each game and he is only playing half of the season.
The Pirates have two starting pitchers playing winter ball this year and both debuted with five shutout innings, as Tyler Eppler pitched his first game on Monday night in the Dominican.
