ARLINGTON, Texas — One of the starting pitchers Friday night has two career Cy Young Awards.
The other is making an early case to win one of his own.
For years, Jacob deGrom has (when healthy) been the gold standard of major league pitching. He has a career ERA of 2.54. He is a four-time All-Star and two-time strikeout king. In 2018 and 2019, he won back-to-back Cy Young honors.
In the Dodgers’ 3-0 win over deGrom’s Texas Rangers, however, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the best pitcher.
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Although deGrom gave up just one run over seven strong innings, Yamamoto spun seven scoreless frames at Globe Life Field.