The first one-digit multiplier in history. Cy Young Award? ERA 1.83+6 Win Skins' Huge Challenge Will BBWAA Allow?
Jul 28, 2025
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Skins started the home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park on the 28th (Korea time), and led them to a 6-0 victory by allowing three hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts in six innings.
The number of pitches was 99, and the strike was 62. The first strike rate was 12 out of 23 times, but it was overcome with stable control and aggressive pitching. The fastball speed of 39 pitches hit a maximum of 99.6 miles and an average of 97.9 miles. Skins is not obsessed with 100 miles now.
Sweeper's swing rate was 7 out of 10 times, reaching 70%, and his overall swing rate was 41%. He faced Arizona leadoff Corbin Carroll three times and struck out two and grounded out one.
Pittsburgh's batters scored three points in the beginning with Tommy Pham's solo home run in the bottom of the second inning and Brian Reynolds and O'Neill Cruz's timely hits in the third inning, providing ample scoring support for the first time in a long time.
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Skins, who lowered his ERA from 1.91 to 1.83, regained the status of NL Cy Young Award candidate '1st priority'. Skins, who has the only one-run ERA in both leagues, ranked second in NL strikeouts (146), third in pitching innings (133), second in WHIP (1.90), first in hit rate (0.184), tied for fourth in quality starts (14), and sixth in strikeout rate (4.56) compared to walks.
The strongest contender should be Philadelphia Phillies ace Jack Wheeler. However, Wheeler took the mound against the New York Yankees and gave up five hits and two walks in five ⅔ innings, allowing four runs to lose the game. Philadelphia's 3-4 loss.
Wheeler is tied for sixth in the NL with multiple wins (9), fifth in ERA (2.56), first in strikeouts (172), second in pitching innings (133 ⅔), first in WHIP (0.89) and second in hit rate (0.190).
In the NL Cy Young Award mock vote conducted by MLB.com on the 10th, the most recent, Wheeler ranked first with 27 first-place votes, and Skins ranked second with 19. It is likely that the game has changed now. The items that are treated as important in the Cy Young Award evaluation are in the order of ERA, pitching innings, strikeouts, and WHIP. Many wins have been virtually excluded from the consideration list these days.
Skins stopped 17 of 20 games in the first half with two runs or fewer in more than five innings, only winning four games. There have been eight games in which they failed to win even after pitching less than one run. Either he didn't receive proper scoring support, or the bullpen blew the victory. This is not something that the starting pitcher can control.
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DeGrom was the only one-run pitcher in the NL with a 1.70 ERA that year. At that time, Washington Nationals Max Scherzer ranked first in NL in multiple wins (18), pitching innings (220 ⅔), strikeouts (300), and WHIP (0.91), but it was not enough.
This year could be the first time that Skins has not won 10 games and won a Cy Young Award. There are four wins left until 10 wins, but it's up to my colleagues. Pittsburgh gave up the playoffs early as the lowest in the NL Central with 44 wins and 62 losses.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
