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With the Rockies 10-6 victory in San Diego on Monday night, Ubaldo Jimenez recorded his Major League-leading 14th win this season.

This makes only the 12th time in franchise history that a Rockies pitcher has reached the 14-win mark in an entire season. Kevin Ritz became the first Rockies pitcher to reach the mark with a 7-inning, 2-earned run performance in Pittsburgh’s scenic Three Rivers Stadium on September 2, 1996.

Ubaldo joins Jeff Francis as the only pitchers to reach the 14-win mark twice with the Rockies.  Ubaldo, however, is the only pitcher to have back-to-back 14-win seasons with the Rockies.  He finished 15-12 in 2009.  Francis went 14-12 in 2005 and a very satisfying 17-9 in 2007.

Rockiescast wishes a very happy Boxing Day to our neighbors in the Great White North!

If you haven’t been following, the news has been encouraging for the Rockies’ resident Canadian this holiday season.  We are eagerly anticipating Jeff Francis‘ glorious return to the States, dominance.