May 20, 2016

Sale on Top

Chris Sale made it nine for nine to start the season as the White Sox won a squeaker from the Astros 2-1. Sale went the distance, walking none and striking out nine as the only Houston run came on an Evan Gattis homer. Sale allowed 13 runs this season, and six of them came on the five home runs he allowed. With an incredible .206 OBP allowed, teams cannot build long offensive sequences against the White Sox ace.

That performance moves Sale to the top of the Tom Tango Cy Young Tracker list. He moves ahead to both Clayton Kershaw and Jake Arrieta, an impressive feat for someone pitching in the American League.

Note that Stephen Strasburg and Jeff Samardzija both posted great starts last night, but remain well behind Kershaw and Arrieta in the NL race. Strasburg is now 7-0 with a 2.80 ERA and great three-true outcome numbers, and he’s hardly in the discussion for the Cy Young award. It’s been an amazing year so far for top line pitching.

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