After a light out season with the Red Sox going 22-4 record and a 3.15 ERA in 33 regular season starts. Rick Porcello has won the AL Cy Young award. Porcello beat out the Tigers Jason Verlander by 5 votes
Porcello is now the first person to win the AL Cy Young without winning the most first-place votes. You can see the complete voting below.
Here's the crazy breakdown of the AL Cy Young voting, via @officialBBWAA, Justin Verlander had six more 1st place votes than the winner. pic.twitter.com/xnQBcUnVbC
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On the other side of the league, the Washington Nationals Max Scherzer was named the National League Cy Young Award winner. Scherzer won a little more handily beating out the Cubs John Lester by 90 votes. Scherzer went 20-7 with a 9.96 ERA in 34 regular season starts.
Here's the NL Cy Young voting breakdown, via @officialBBWAA. Jose Fernandez finished 7th place, receiving a 2nd, 3rd and 4th place vote each pic.twitter.com/b1AIHDd7Ck
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