In the past couple weeks, baseball has begun to see its annual class of 20-game winners emerge. First was CC Sabathia, who will be going for win number 21 on Thursday. Second was Roy Halladay, who won his 20th game yesterday. Now, Jimenez is looking to win his 20th game.
This game is important beyond Jimenez trying to win 20 games though; the Rockies are 2.5 games back in the competitive National League West. They’re facing the Diamondbacks, who could still lose 100 games this season. It’s these games that any team has to win when they’re in a tight race.
The game starts at 9:40 Eastern Time, and I will continuously update on Jimenez and the other teams’ progress.
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