NEW YORK -- Bartolo Colon can achieve a significant milestone in his native country Saturday. He can match Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez for second on the all-time wins list among Dominican-born pitchers when the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m. ET at Citi Field. Colon opposes right-hander Vince Velasquez.
Among Dominican-born pitchers, Juan Marichal ranks first with 243 wins, followed by Martinez (219), Colon (218), Ramon Martinez (135), Pedro Astacio (129), Joaquin Andujar (127), Ervin Santana (126), Jose Rijo (116), Miguel Batista (102), Ubaldo Jimenez (101) and Mario Soto (100).