Houston Astros’ José Lima pitched his third complete game in an 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox yesterday. He becomes the National League’s first 10-game winner. Fellow Dominican Pedro Martínez leads in most won games in the American League, with 11 victories. Another Dominican, Sammy Sosa leads in home runs (20 home runs) in the National League. Lima didn’t endear himself to the Chicago crowd during his last game that took place in Chicago. He is known as an animated pitcher who in the last game pumped his right arm after getting Frank Thomas to hit a comebacker to end the fifth. The crowd of more than 16,000 fans booed him. Lima tipped his cap to the crowd as he walked to the dugout. The game ended to the beat of a catchy merengue. For stats on Lima, see http://espn.go.com/mlb/profiles/stats/pitching/5212.html
