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Colon Passes Pedro Martinez for 2nd-Most Wins by Dominican Pitcher

New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon earned his 220th career win in Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves, passing former Mets hurler Pedro Martinez (219) for the second-most wins by a Dominican-born pitcher in MLB history, per MLB Stat of the Day.

The 42-year-old righty struck out seven batters and allowed seven hits in eight scoreless innings, dropping the hapless Braves to 6-19 as the Mets improved to 16-8.

Colon has also enjoyed an excellent season from an individual standpoint, with Sunday's outing improving his record to 2-1, his ERA to 2.