In the Dominican on Thursday night, Alen Hanson broke a slump with three hits and a walk in four plate appearances. He scored a run and stole his second base of the winter. Hanson came into the game with a .167 average and the second lowest OPS among qualified players. He had just six hits and a walk prior to Thursday.
Mel Rojas Jr. went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. After a quick start, he is down to a .241 average.
In Venezuela, Jose Osuna reached base for the 17th straight game, going 2-for-4 with two singles. He has a .362 average in 17 games.
Zack Dodson made his fourth start and ran into trouble. He had a very poor outing last time out, which followed two starts in which he allowed a total of one run over 13 innings. On Thursday night, he gave up five earned runs on seven hits and four walks in 3.1 innings. Dodson failed to record a strikeout.
A.J. Morris threw three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk, with one strikeout. He has a 3.14 ERA in 14.1 innings.
Junior Sosa went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He is hitting .200 in 12 games.
Julio Vivas threw a scoreless ninth inning in his team’s 12-4 win, retiring the side in order. He has a 3.68 ERA in seven appearances.
Elvis Escobar played the last two innings in left field without a plate appearance. In ten games, he is 1-for-7 with a walk.
Jhondaniel Medina threw a scoreless ninth in his team’s 13-5 victory. He got two strikeouts and a ground out. Medina hasn’t allowed an earned run yet, but he has walked six batters in four innings.
Gorkys Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a singles. He’s hitting .294 in 17 games.
In Mexico, Carlos Munoz had a double and a walk in two plate appearances, before being pinch-hit for by Harold Ramirez in the seventh inning. Ramirez grounded out in his only at-bat, then stayed in the game on defense in left field for the last two innings.
Sebastian Valle played for the first time in 12 days and went 1-for-3 with a single.
The games in Puerto Rico begin tonight. We will have roster information tomorrow.
