And then there were two. As we approach September, the race for the American League Cy Young Award has been whittled down to just two possible winners.
With yet another masterful performance against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night, Nathan Eovaldi has joined reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal as the two realistic contenders for the prestigious prize.
Eovaldi keeps coming up clutch in spite of the shoddy bullpen
Evo just keeps baffling opposing hitters with his extraordinary command of four pitches. On Friday, he got through seven innings, allowing just one run on three hits while walking none and striking out nine (all on swinging third strikes).