NEW YORK -- Bartolo Colon passed Pedro Martinez on the career wins list among Dominican-born pitchers in vintage style on Monday.
The 42-year-old Colon tossed eight scoreless innings to earn win No. 220 as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, at Citi Field.
Only Juan Marichal has more wins than Colon among Dominican-born pitchers. After Colon, Pedro Martinez (219), Ramon Martinez (135) and Pedro Astacio (129) round out the top five.
"Of course I'm very excited," Colon said through an interpreter.