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Ubaldo picks up 13th win of the season
Posted: Jun 17, 2010 6:08 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ubaldo Jimenez allowed one run on eight hits to improve to 13-1 on the season in Colorado's 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Jimenez's earned-run average dropped to 1.15 and the 26-year-old Dominican is off to the best start by a pitcher since Roger Clemens went 14-0 in 1986.
Ryan Spilborghs hit a two-run homer and Troy Tulowitzki added an RBI-triple and two runs for the Rockies, who avoided a three-game sweep in front of 40,741 fans at Target Field. Tulowitzki left the game in the eighth inning after being hit by a pitch.
The highly anticipated matchup against fellow Dominican Francisco Liriano (6-4) wasn't even close. Liriano allowed three runs on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts in seven innings for the Twins.
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