David Price wins AL Cy Young Award

[pwaldo]

http://proxy.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_...detroit-tigers

David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays won the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday in one of the closest votes ever.

Price beat out 2011 winner Justin Verlander by only four points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Other than a 1969 tie between Mike Cuellar and Denny McLain, it was the tightest race in the history of the AL award.

Runner-up two years ago, Price was the pick this time for the league's top pitching prize. He received 14 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 153 points. Verlander was chosen first on 13 ballots.

Rays closer Fernando Rodney got the other first-place vote and came in fifth.

Price went 20-5 to tie Jered Weaver for the American League lead in victories and winning percentage. The 27-year-old lefty had the lowest ERA at 2.56 and finished sixth in strikeouts with 205.

[gladdyontherise]

Unfortunate that the writers got it wrong. Oh well.

[gps29070]

Tough choice. I would have voted for Verlander, because of the extra starts and innings he pitched this year. Pitching 27 more innings = having an extra reliever for half the season.