Colon is winningest Latin-born pitcher
Bartolo Colon managed to stay upright as he reached out and snagged the comeback liner while slipping into a squat, with a smile on his face and a ball from his milestone victory in his glove.
Colon’s 246th career win gave him the most wins for a pitcher born in Latin America, punctuated by a nifty snag for the last out of his seven innings as host Texas roughed up Felix Hernandez and the Mariners 11-4 on Tuesday night.
“I thought (first baseman Jurickson) Profar was going to throw the ball away to the public, to the fans,” Colon said through a translator. “But I saw it and then I started laughing because it happened that way.”
On his sixth try since earning his 245th win June 30 to match the mark held by Nicaragua’s Dennis Martinez, the Rangers’ right-hander from the Dominican Republic had the record to himself.
Hernandez (8-10) allowed a career-high 11 runs — seven earned — in six innings.
Pirates 10, Rockies 2: Jameson Taillon and visiting Pittsburgh beat Chad Bettis in a matchup of pitchers who dealt with cancer last year. Taillon, 26, threw his second complete game of the season. He missed six weeks after surgery following his diagnosis. Bettis, 29,underwent treatment after tests revealed cancer in his lymph nodes and didn’t make his season debut until Aug. 14.
Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 7: Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer in a five-run 10th to help host Boston overcome Craig Kimbrel’s second blown save in four outings.
Twins 3, Indians 2: Fernando Rodney struck out Francicso Lindor with the tying run on second base in the ninth inning to save it for visiting Minnesota.
Yankees 4, White Sox 3: Miguel Andujar homered and singled in the go-ahead run in the 13th. and Sonny Gray won in his first relief outing for visiting New York. Gray pitched three scoreless innings in his first appearance since losing his