Moyer becomes oldest pitcher to win game in majors
Jamie Moyer showed there remains a place for a vintage lefty in a young man's game as the rs gold became the oldest pitcher to ever win a major league contest.
He threw seven strong innings and runescape gold Fowler hit a two-run homer to help the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Tuesday night.
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Moyer (buy runescape accounts) was sharp all evening as he picked up his 268th career win, tying him with Hall of Famer Jim Palmer for 34th on the career list.
Relying on a consistent cutter and mixing in a 78-mph fastball, the crafty pitcher gave up just six hits and two runs — both unearned — as he kept the Padres hitters at bay and off balance.
"Today, for me, just like it's been my previous two starts — going out and trying to give my best effort," Moyer said.
That's been a winning recipe for Moyer over a runescape accounts career that's stretched nearly a quarter century and included 689 games.
Anthony Bass, a pitcher half Moyer's age, went five innings and gave up three runs. Bass (0-2) also had a career-high seven strikeouts.
Moyer earned that elusive win for the ages in his third start of the season. His age is 49 years, 150 days old.
That's important to note since before Moyer's effort the oldest pitcher to win a game in the majors was Jack Quinn of the Brooklyn Dodgers on Sept. 13, 1932, when he was 49 years, 70 days old.
