>The final Thursday night game of the season couldn’t be much more forgettable.Denver and Indianapolis are hard enough to watch with a full week to prepare. On short notice: UGH!The Broncos (4-9) have been one of the league’s major disappointments Womens Justin Houston Jersey , and they broke an eight-game skid last Sunday by manhandling the undermanned Jets. Indianapolis (3-10) has dropped four straight and seven of eight.Enough said.Denver, ranked 25th in the AP Pro32, is a 1-point favorite at Lucas Oil Stadium. At least the Colts (No. 30 in AP Pro32) won’t have to freeze in a blizzard as they lose this one.BRONCOS, 13-10KNOCKOUT LEAGUE TIPOf all the choices Pro Picks has ever made for this category, none has been worse than taking Cincinnati over Chicago last Sunday. Thanks for not showing up, Bengals.Regardless, we march on with NEW ORLEANS.No. 15 Green Bay (plus 2) at No. 7 CarolinaAfter barely escaping Cleveland, not buying Packers, not even with A-Rod.BEST BET: PANTHERS, 26-20No. 5 Los Angeles Rams (plus 2 1-2) at No. 10 SeattleSeahawks are too darn undisciplined as well as injured.UPSET SPECIAL: RAMS, 31-21No. 3 New England (minus 2 1-2) at No. 1 PittsburghNot quite Game of the Millennium anymore, but still a good one.PATRIOTS, 33-27No. 11 Los Angeles Chargers (plus 1 1-2) at No. 14 Kansas City, SaturdayAnother huge matchup in the playoff race. Bolts are charging, but …CHIEFS: 21-20No. 16 Dallas (plus 1) at No. 20 OaklandThe other AFC West contender is getting desperate.RAIDERS Womens Dak Prescott Jersey , 24-21No. 2 Philadelphia (minus 7 1-2) at No. 31 New York GiantsFoles won’t fail the Eagles, at least not this week.EAGLES, 20-10No. 23 (tie) Cincinnati (plus 10) at No. 4 MinnesotaWill Bungles, uh, Bengals show up this time? Have our doubts.VIKINGS, 27-16No. 9 Atlanta (minus 3 1-2) at No. 29 Tampa BayThis is simple: Falcons are better team by more than this spread.FALCONS, 27-17No. 26 (tie) Houston (plus 9 1-2) at No. 8 JacksonvilleA win and Jaguars are in playoffs. Say what?JAGUARS, 26-10No. 23 (tie) New York Jets (plus 16) at No. 6 New OrleansHow, exactly, are the Jets going to score? Maybe on defense, but …SAINTS 30-6No. 21 Arizona (plus 6) at No. 22 WashingtonTwo teams destroyed by injuries this season.CARDINALS, 22-17No. 12 Baltimore (minus 7) at No. 32 ClevelandSeems a matter of time before Browns win one. Actually, no.RAVENS, 17-13No. 13 Tennessee (plus 2 1-2) at No. 26 (tie) San FranciscoTitans could short-circuit playoff chances by flopping here.TITANS, 20-16No. 28 Chicago (plus 5 1-2) at No. 17 Detroit Authentic Philip Rivers Jersey , Saturday“The Last Jedi” opens this week. Good time to go see it.LIONS, 16-13No. 19 Miami (OFF) at No. 18 BuffaloForget last week, Dolphins don’t like Western New York.BILLS, 17-152017 RECORD:Last week: Against spread (6-8-2). Straight up (8-8)Season Totals: Against spread (96-96-8). Straight up: (128-78)Best Bet: 8-6 against spread, 9-5 straight up.Upset special: 8-6 against spread, 8-6 straight up Bartolo Colon has long had two milestones on his mind. Now he has both of them in hand.

The 45-year-old right-hander overcame a sluggish start to earn his 245th major league win and match Dennis Martinez for the most by a pitcher from Latin America when the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 13-4 on Saturday night.

Colon already had the most wins by a pitcher born in the Dominican Republic, having surpassed Hall of Famer Juan Marichal for that distinction with his 244th victory at Kansas City on June 18, six days before a loss at Minnesota. Colon won again Saturday in his first home start since June 6 to tie Martinez, who is from Nicaragua.

Asked if he was able to put all his achievements in perspective, Colon made it clear there were two that were especially important to him.

”Not every milestone,” he said through a translator. ”Marichal and Dennis Martinez, and I got those.”

The night was done for Colon (5-5) after Matt Davidson led off the sixth with a homer to center field that pulled the White Sox to 5-3. Four relievers closed it out for Texas.

”We want to be able, if he’s got an opportunity, to put the W behind his name to make sure he gets this,” manager Jeff Banister said. ”Obviously we want to win every game we possibly can Womens Andy Dalton Jersey , but a situation like this for him, and the overall history and his impact on the game, and impact on himself, and just what it means for the game of baseball.”

Joey Gallo and Ryan Rua homered for the Rangers, who won for the 11th time in 13 games and clinched their fifth consecutive series. Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run double in the fourth inning that put Texas ahead to stay.

White Sox lefty Carlos Rodon (1-3) allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Shin-Soo Choo, who has a major league-best on-base streak of 41 games, didn’t play for Texas because of right quad soreness. Choo said he has dealt with the issue for at least 10 days and it really bothered him recently.

Chicago’s first two batters got hits, though neither scored. Colon then threw 42 of his 79 pitches in the second inning, when he gave up three hits and his only two walks while the White Sox took a 2-0 lead.

”He’s kind of my half-hero,” Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. ”I told (pitching coach Don Cooper), look at that guy. He’s still out there getting after it. Good for him. … Even though he gave up a couple runs early, he just kept pitching. No panic, no concern, just keep throwing strikes and let me see what happens.”

Affectionately nicknamed Big Sexy, the portly Colon retired 10 of 11 batters before Davidson went deep. Colon even got over to cover first base in time to get speedy Leury Garcia Youth T. J. Watt Jersey , who dove headfirst as the pitcher took a toss from Gallo to start the third. Colon had a grin on his face walking back to the mound.

”I thought that if I didn’t get the guy out, I was going out,” Colon said. ”So thanks that happened that he was out, so I could continue the game.”

SHORT HOPS

Three White Sox pitchers combined to throw 65 pitches in the eighth inning, when the Rangers scored seven times. The big hits were a two-run triple by Elvis Andrus and a two-run double by Jurickson Profar. … Adrian Beltre had two hits, increasing his career total to 3,107 – the most among active players and three shy of Dave Winfield for 20th all-time.

TRAINER’S ROOM

White Sox: 3B Yolmer Sanchez was back in the lineup after missing the series opener with a bruised left quad sustained when he collided with Minnesota 1B Logan Morrison on Thursday.

Rangers: Choo doesn’t think his quad issue is serious, but said he didn’t want to make anything worse. ”I know I have the streak going on, but my body and staying healthy is more important,” he said. … LHP Martin Perez (right elbow) allowed two singles in six scoreless innings in his second rehab start, throwing 73 pitches for Double-A Frisco.

UP NEXT

Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels (4-6, 3.61 ERA), one of the top starters potentially available before the July 31 trade deadline, pitches the series finale. Hamels has a 3.28 ERA over his last nine starts. He is 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA in four career starts against the White Sox.

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