After a somewhat slow Thursday night in winter ball, we got a busy day of action on Friday for members of the Pittsburgh Pirates. We start in Australia, where six Pirates were in the lineup during a 10-8 win.
In Australia, Jase Bowen went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer (see video below). He is hitting .256 with a .661 OPS in 13 games.
Ernny Ordonez went 1-for-5 with his third double. He’s hitting .255 with a .637 OPS in 17 games.
Sammy Siani went 1-for-4 with a single, walk and run scored. He’s hitting .264 with a .762 OPS in 17 games.
Dylan Shockley went 0-for-4 with a walk. He’s hitting .200 with a .582 OPS in 16 games.
Jesus Castillo went 0-for-5 with an RBI. He has an .095 average and a .286 OPS in 12 games.
Solomon Maguire went 2-for-5 with a single, double and two runs. He has .250 average and a .543 OPS in 13 games.
In the Dominican, Rodolfo Castro went 3-for-5 with three singles, two runs and an RBI. He stole his sixth base, and he also committed his seventh error. He’s now hitting .243 with a .691 OPS in 23 games.
Miguel Andujar went 2-for-6 with two singles and a run scored. He had a chance for a big day, but those four outs came with a total of eight runners on base, and his team lost by two runs. He has a .297 average and a .756 OPS in 15 games.
Yohan Ramirez retired the only batter he faced on Friday, stranding two inherited runners in the process. He has allowed one run in 8.1 innings.
In Puerto Rico, Tsung-Che Cheng went 1-for-4 with a single, walk and an RBI. He has a .300 average and an .867 OPS in six games.
Will Kobos tossed a scoreless frame on no hits, one walk and two strikeouts. He has an 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings, with 15 strikeouts.
Jeffrey Passantino retired all three batters he faced, giving him an 0.77 ERA in 11.2 innings.
Josh Palacios went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. He’s 3-for-20 in six games, with a .511 OPS.
In Colombia, Andres Alvarez pulled off an amazing feat. For the second game in a row, he had three hits, a homer and five RBIs. He came into this game ranked fourth in the league in average, second in homers and first in RBIs. He actually/shockingly dropped to fifth in batting, but he’s now first in homers (6) and RBIs (26) in 20 games.
Oliver Mateo struck out the side in a scoreless inning. He has 19 strikeouts in 9.1 innings.
Rodolfo Nolasco went 0-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and a stolen base. He has a .242 average and an .820 OPS in 20 games.
Francisco Acuna went 1-for-4 with a homer, walk, RBI and two runs. He’s hitting .211, with a .676 OPS in 19 games.
In Mexico, Fabricio Macias went 1-for-3 with his second triple and a run scored. He’s now hitting .250 with a .660 OPS in 45 games.
Here’s Bowen’s homer
AND ANOTHER ONE. ✌️⚾
Jase Bowen crushes Sydney's second home run to center field! Advancing Jacob Younis home and the Blue Sox's lead 7 – 0!#SydneyBlueSox#ABL23 pic.twitter.com/oQvXmqf5dy
— Australian Baseball League (@ABL) December 9, 2022
