Schilling Cy Young Watch

Curt Schilling pitched 8 shutout innings vs. the Orioles the other night, but Keith Foulke's blown save cost him win #21. Of Foulke's 6 blown saves this year, 3 have come at Schilling's expense.

The failure to lock down win #21 considerably dimmed Schilling's chances for the Cy Young. Johan Santan is having a phenomenal second half (he's undefeated) and is leading the AL in strikeouts (Schilling is 3rd) and in ERA (where Schilling is .4 behind).

I figure at this point the only way Schilling can get the Cy Young is if he wound up with at least 3 more wins than Santana (making him 24-6) and helping the Sox catch the Yankees in the homestretch.

Even still, Schilling's season is remarkable. He's top 3 in the 3 main pitching categories and got to 20 wins for the third time in four years.