Colon tops Marichal with DR record 244th W

Bartolo Colon passed Juan Marichal for the most wins by a Dominican-born pitcher, going six solid innings for his 244th victory in the series opener against the Royals. Shin-Soo Choo and Adrian Beltre backed the veteran right-hander with homers off Ian Kennedy, who gave up five runs to go with eight strikeouts. Beltre’s three-run jack was the 465th homer of his career, tying him with Dave Winfield and Miguel Cabrera for 34th all time.