Does Red Sox’s Garrett Crochet Have Cy Young Edge Vs. Tigers’ Tarik Skubal?

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Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet tied his season high with 12 strikeouts in Sunday’s 6-4 win over the New York Yankees. His main competition is Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal, who is the reigning Cy Young winner. The Red Sox southpaw has double-digit strikeouts in three of his last five starts and leads the majors with 240 strikeouts. Here’s how he and Skubal match up by the numbers and their AL ranks:Strikeouts: Crochet, 1st (240); Skubal 2nd (224)ERA: Skubal, 1st (2.26); Crochet, 3rd (2.63)Innings: Crochet, 1st (191.1); Skubal, 2md (183.1)K/9: Crochet, 1st (11.3); Skubal, 2nd (11.0)WAR: Skubal, 1st (6.2); Crochet, 3rd (5.7)WHIP: Skubal, 1st (0.86); Crochet. 7th (1.05)Crochet is trying to become the first Red Sox pitcher to win the Cy Young Award since Rick Porcello in 2016.