Jiménez and Tilson lead the way in a 9-4 victory

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports First time for everything: Eloy Jiménez homered on a slider for the first time in his major league career.Both starting pitchers got off to a strong start, as they retired the side quickly in the first inning. However, the scoreless tie ended as early as the top of the second.

In his first plate appearance against all-star Gerrit Cole, Eloy Jiménez launched a slider 419 feet. You read that right; it was a slider, which pitchers have been throwing Jiménez a ton (37% of pitches to him) early on in his career. Pitchers have been smart to throw so many sliders to him. Entering play today, Jiménez had a paltry .221 wOBA against that pitch. Not to mention, Cole had…