On Wednesday — his 28 th birthday — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal became the ninth American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award unanimously, for a total of 13 times.

Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skubal each won their first Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after the left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.

Tarik Skubal, by a unanimous vote, won the American League Cy Young award after a dominant showing for the Detroit Tigers all year long. He became the fifth player in franchise history to earn this honor,