Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal have each won their first Cy Young Award. The left-handers were honored Wednesday night after sharing the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.

Chris Sale of the Braves and Tarik Skubal of the Tigers were both named first-time Cy Young Award winners on Wednesday night. They are both power lefties who led the charge for pl

For Sale, 35, the award marks a triumphant return after four injury-plagued seasons in Boston. Skubal’s win marked the third year in a row the AL winner was unanimous.