Houston Chronicle

TEXAS RANGERS

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RHP Bartolo Colon recorded his 2,500th career strikeout against Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Colon, 45, retired Max Muncy in the first inning. That made Colon the 34th pitcher in history to reach the 2,500th plateau, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

He is tied with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal for most wins by a pitcher from the Dominican Republic with 243.

Now in his 21st major league season, Colon left the game in the fourth inning with the Rangers trailing 7-2.

• The club signed its top five draft picks, including firstround selection Cole Winn. The RHP got a $3.15 million signing bonus. RHP Owen White, the second-round pick, got a $1.5 million bonus, while Mason Englert, the 6-5 RHP from nearby Forney who was taken in the fourth, got $1 million.

There were also two shortstops in that group, both of them from Arizona. Thirdround pick Jonathan Ornelas got $622,800 and fifth-round pick Jayce Easley got $500,000.

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