PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes is up for the National League Cy Young Award, but faces great challengers for the honor.
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Skenes is up against right-handed pitchers in Cristopher Sánchez from the Philadelphia Phillies and Yoshinobu Yamamoto from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Sánchez posted a 13-5 record over 32 starts, a 2.50 ERA over 202.0 innings pitched, 212 strikeouts to 44 walks, a 1.06 WHIP and a .227 opposing batting average, as well as a 9.45 K/9, 1.96 BB/9 and a 4.82 K/BB.
His 2025 season saw him amongst the best pitchers in the NL, ranking second in innings pitched, third in ERA, fourth in WHIP, fifth in strikeouts and sixth in opposing batting average, plus third in BB/9 fourth in K/BB and eighth in K/9.
He also dominated in the postseason for the Phillies in the NLDS vs. the Dodgers, with a 2.25 ERA over two starts and 12.0 innings pitched, with 13 strikeouts to three walks, a .200 opposing batting average and a 1.00 WHIP.