Vazquez (illness) recorded one strikeout and did not allow a baserunner over one inning during Saturday's spring game against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Vazquez relieved Clay Holmes to start the fourth inning as expected and recorded a pair of groundouts in addition to the strikeout. The 27-year-old was scratched from Tuesday's scheduled appearance due to an upper-respiratory infection, but his quick return keeps him on locked in as the Pirates' closer for the start of the regular season.