This week ends the regular season of the Major Leagues and Julio Urías is the only pitcher who can aspire to 20 wins, to achieve it would be a dream campaign for the Mexican.
Urías pitched five innings of just five hits yesterday to score his 19th win of the year and helped the Dodgers reach 100 wins on the season after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0.
The Sinaloan left-hander is the first Aztec to register 19 wins since 2003, when Esteban Loaiza won 21 with the Chicago White Sox.
“It would be a dream season, being a starter and winning games is something very important, and having a chance still in the season I have left, the next outing, let’s hope and everything is fixed and we are on the same page,” said Julio. Cesar, who was supported with two solo home runs by Corey Seager.
Fernando Valenzuela, in 1986, and Loaiza, in 2003, achieved 21 victories in a season, being the best mark for a Mexican pitcher in the majors.
If there were no setbacks, Urías would have one last outing this weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers to look for that win 20.
“It is something very important, my teammates want to do the job with all the pitchers too, but the day it was my turn I felt quite supported and I felt quite confident up the hill and it gives me more opportunities to do it. my work is part of the success of this season, “said the Culiacan.
The Dodgers (100-56) are two games behind the San Francisco Giants (102-54) in the fight for the lead in the NL West.
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