November 17, 2009

Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

Greinke had a 16-8 record with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City
Royals. Hernandez went 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle
Mariners.

Greinke received 25 first-place votes and three seconds for 134
points in balloting released Tuesday by the Baseball Writers'
Association of America. Hernandez drew two firsts, 23 seconds and
one third for 80 points.

Detroit's Justin Verlander was third with the remaining
first-place vote and nine thirds for 14 points. He was followed by
the Yankees' CC Sabathia with 13 points and Toronto's Roy Halladay
with 11 points.
The NL winner is announced Thursday.