With Clayton Kershaw remaining on the disabled list, Madison Bumgarner opened up a lead in Tom Tango Cy Young Tracker points. Note that Kershaw was so good in the time he pitched, he remains in second place. Johnny Cueto had a shot to catch Kershaw Thursday night with a great game, but instead gave up three runs in five innings as the Nationals beat the Giants 4-2. With Jose Fernandez having a rough game against the Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg moves into fourth place in the race, with his teammate Max Scherzer not too far behind. Right now, Bumgarner is in control, but there is a nice, tight bunch behind him.

On the AL side, Cole Hamels pitched himself into first place in the AL with a masterful performance over the Royals, Texas winning a close game 3-2. Hamels went eight inning, striking out 12. He should get a bonus his Ks, since the Royals as a team do not strike out much. Hamels passes Aaron Sanchez, who is also ten games over .500. Sanchez pitched one less inning, allowed two fewer runs, but struck out 17 fewer batters than Hamels. It’s a very close race. Chris Sale is right behind them, and if he had won on Thursday he would be in second place, and if he had pitched Saturday he might be in first place. The AL is shaping up to be a very tight vote.