ATLANTA's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skubal each won their first Cy Young Award on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) after the left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.
Sale went 18-3 and topped the National League with 225 strikeouts, while his 2.38 ERA in 29 starts was the best among all major league qualifiers in his first season with the Braves. The 35-year-old was an All-Star for the eighth time and won his first Gold Glove this year.