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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez celebrated a career milestone Wednesday following the Arizona Diamondbacks' 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
The left-hander gave up one run on six hits and three walks over seven innings of work. Rodriguez struck out seven batters and improved to 6-2. His 2.45 ERA is fifth-best in the National League.
The win was Rodriguez's 100th for his career. MLB.com's Steve Gilbert reports the southpaw is the 17th active pitcher to record 100 wins and just the ninth Venezuelan-born pitcher to ever hit that mark.
"Feels great," Rodriguez said, according to Gilbert. "Getting to 100 wins was something that I wanted to accomplish and to have the opportunity to accomplish it here with this team, I just love it."
Among those on hand to witness the moment was Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, whose relationship with Rodriguez dates back to 2015 when the lefty made his big-league debut with the Red Sox and the skipper was Boston's bench coach.
"I've known him since he was 19 years old, and to celebrate that moment with him was pretty special for me," Lovullo said, per Gilbert. "And we leaned on him today. We went out there and he gave up that first run. I think it kind of shocked the system a little bit. And then he went on absolute lockdown, and then the offense got moving in a very good direction."
In six seasons with the Red Sox, Rodriguez went 64-39 with a 4.16 ERA in 159 games (153 starts).
The 33-year-old pitcher finished sixth in voting for the 2019 American League Cy Young Award after posting career highs in wins (19), innings pitched (203.1), starts (34), strikeouts (213) and WAR (5.5).
Rodriguez helped the Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 World Series and reach the 2021 American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. That winter, he left Boston and signed a five-year, $77 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.
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