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Cristopher Sanchez, Jacob Misiorowski team up for insane MLB first since 1988
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The National League Cy Young race got turned up to 11 in May thanks to Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers . With defending champ Paul Skenes putting together some ugly starts , these two aces had dominant months to take over the race. According to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sanchez and Misiorowski made history not seen since 1988.
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"Only two pitchers since 1988 have thrown 30+ innings with an ERA below 0.25 in any single month. They both did it this month. It's Cristopher Sánchez and Jacob Misiorowski ," Hogg reported.
ESPN's Jeff Passan posted their stats as well, with a simple question , "Who had the better May? Cristopher Sánchez: 4-0, 39 IP, 25 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 45 K, 0.00 ERA, 1.06 FIP. Jacob Misiorowski: 5-0, 38.1 IP, 14 H, 1 R, 6 BB, 57 K, 0.23 ERA, 0.63 FIP."
The real winners of this battle are the St Louis Cardinals , who managed the only run off of Misiorowski in May. Maybe Ivan Herrera can present the NL Cy Young award this fall as a reward for knocking in that run on May 25 against the Brewers' ace. Misiorowski finished off the month with seven innings of shutout ball against the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Sanchez did not allow a run, but did give up nine more hits and strike out 13 fewer batters. After his final start of May in San Diego, the Phillies gave a toast to their ace's dominance and asked him to give a speech. That's when they learned he isn't much of a speech guy, but that doesn't impact his pitching.
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The Brewers are in first place in the NL Central, riding an 18-7 record into May's final game against the Astros. The Phillies have turned it around under Don Mattingly, but are still behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. While these two aces dominate, the rest of the Cy Young contenders hope to keep up.
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