Atlanta s Chris Sale and Detroit s Tarik Skubal each won their first Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after the left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.
Tarik Skubal has his first Cy Young award. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced that the Tigers ace won the AL Cy Young by a unanimous margin. He received all 30 first-place votes. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo placed runner-up, while Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase rounded out the top three. Whether Skubal would win the…
Skubal's win comes after a breakout season in which he led the Tigers to a surprise playoff berth
The ace left-handers were named the NL and AL Cy Young winners on Wednesday night
The Tigers' left-hander now has a Cy Young Award to go with his AL pitching Triple Crown.