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• Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal were inevitable.

On Wednesday night, Sale won the National League Cy Young Award, while Skubal was named the American League’s Cy Young winner. Both pitchers won their respective league’s pitching triple crowns, finishing the season leading their leagues in wins, ERA and strikeouts.

In his first season with the Atlanta Braves, Sale was sensational. The 35-year-old lefty went 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA, a 1.01 WHIP, and 225 strikeouts in 177 2/3 innings. This is the sixth time he has finished in the top five in Cy Young voting and the first time he has won the award.B

oth starters won their respective league’s pitching triple crowns.