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Winter Leagues: Strong Weekend For Rojas, Florimon Breaks Slump

In Venezuela, Elias Diaz started behind the plate for Bravos de Margarita, while Junior Sosa and Jose Osuna both came off the bench in the ninth inning. Diaz went 0-for-3 and drove in a run. He went 4-for-8 in his first two games this winter and 0-for-7 in his last two games. Osuna picked up a single as a pinch-hitter, then left for a pinch-runner. Sosa came in as a pinch-runner, though not for Osuna, who raised his average to .351 through 31 games.

Gorkys Hernandez went 0-for-3 with a walk.

In the Dominican, Mel Rojas Jr.