Braves’ Chris Sale, Tigers’ Tarik Skubal win Cy Young Awards

Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale and Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal won the Cy Young Awards for the best pitchers in their respective leagues, MLB announced Tuesday.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale and Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal won the Cy Young Awards for the best pitchers in their respective leagues, MLB announced Tuesday.

Sale won the National League honor, while Skubal won the American League’s. Both won their respective league’s Triple Crowns this season, leading the NL and the AL in wins, ERA and strikeouts.

Sale went 18-3 in his first season for the Braves, striking out 225 batters with a 2.38 ERA. Sale is the first NL player to win the pitching Triple Crown since 2011.

Skubal also became the first AL player to win the pitching Triple Crown in a full season since 2011. His numbers were eerily similar to Sale’s — an 18-4 record with 228 strikeouts and a 2.39 ERA.

Sale, 35, has long been one of MLB’s great pitchers. From 2012 to 2018, he finished in the top six in Cy Young voting every season. He was second in 2017 and third in 2014.

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