 On December 22 , 2008 , Bautista signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training to return to the Pirates in 2009 . He failed to make the team and began 2009 with the Triple @-@ A Indianapolis Indians of the International League . In 36 games with Indianapolis , he had a 2 – 3 record , a 4 @.@ 88 ERA , 58 strikeouts , and 34 walks in 48 innings . On August 15 , he had his contract purchased from Indianapolis to replace the injured José Ascanio in the bullpen . He threw two scoreless innings to earn the win on August 27 in a 3 – 2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies . In 14 games , he had a 1 – 1 record , a 5 @.@ 27 ERA , 15 strikeouts , and seven walks in 13 2 ⁄ 3 innings . On October 27 , he became a free agent . 
