KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There's a new all-time wins leader from the Dominican Republic: Bartolo Colon.
Facing perhaps the AL's lightest-hitting team, Colon on Monday made his first quality start in June in the Rangers' 6-3 win over Kansas City and passed Juan Marichal for the all-time wins lead by Dominican natives. Colon now has 244. He trails Nicaragua's Dennis Martinez by one for the all-time lead in wins by a native of Latin America.
Colon, who has been homer prone lately, got the benefit of facing a Royals team with absolutely no power. Kansas City, which began the day tied for last in the AL with 60 homers, did not hit a home run against Colon.