Miguel Ullola and Alimber Santa made their Dominican Winter League debuts for Cibao on Friday, with each throwing a scoreless innings and earning a hold.

Both Astros relievers are native of the Dominican Republic, but they hadn’t received the opportunity to take part in the Winter League before. Ullola is getting the chance this year probably in part because his move from the rotation to the bullpen curtailed his workload. He had a 2.16 ERA over 16 2/3 innings during his stints with the Astros, and he should be in decent position to win a spot in the Houston pen next spring.