Tonight’s matchup, as the Chicago Cubs mentioned in their pregame notes, is the first between the previous two NL Cy Young award winners since 2008, when Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres faced one another following their respective Cy Young seasons in 2006 and 2007.
NL Cy Young matchup in D.C.: Nationals’ Max Scherzer vs Cubs’ Jake Arrieta tonight
