Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale in the National League and Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal in the American League won the Cy Young Award on Wednesday.
Posted at 7:31 p.m.
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In his first season with the Braves, Sale led the NL in wins (18), strikeouts (225) and earned run average (2.38). He also won his first Gold Glove this year.
He became the first pitcher to win the NL Triple Crown since Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011.
Sale received 26 of 30 first-place votes. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler finished second and Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was third, two days after being named NL rookie of the year.
Skubal, who turned 28 on Wednesday, was 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts in 31 starts this season.
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Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal
He was the first pitcher to win the Triple Crown in the American since Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Indians in 2020.
Skubal snagged all 30 first-place votes.
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