Baseball Betting News: Former Indians Aces are co-favorites in Cy Young race

A couple of recent American League Cy Young Award winners are in a tight battle for this year's honor. C.C. Sabathia of the New York Yankees and Cliff Lee of the Texas Rangers are the co-favorites to win the 2010 AL Cy Young Award at odds of +150. In 2007, Sabathia won the award for the Cleveland Indians. In the following season, Lee was the AL's top hurler for the Tribe. This year, Sabathia is the ace for a Yankees team that has the best record in the majors through July 27th. He is tied for the American League lead in victories with 13. The left-hander is 7th in the league with 124 strikeouts while ranking 11th in earned run average (3.15). Lee began the year with the Seattle Mariners before being dealt to the Rangers. His 2.40 E.R.A. is the best in the American League. In an era when most starters are usually out of the game after six or seven innings, Lee has posted a league-high six complete games in 2010. In 139 innings pitched, he has walked only seven batters this season. Several other left-handers are also in the mix. David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox are at odds of +500. Like Sabathia, Price has posted 13 wins this year. He is fifth in the AL with a 2.90 E.R.A. Lester has posted an 11-5 mark to keep his club in playoff contention. He is third in the league with 143 strikeouts while ranking sixth in E.R.A. (2.92) Young right-handers are co-favorites in NL In the National League, Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins and Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals are +100 co-favorites to win Cy Young Award. Johnson's 1.72 E.R.A. is the best in the majors. He also leads the NL in strikeouts with 146. Wainwright is in the running for a pitching Triple Crown. He ranks in the top 3 in the league in wins (14), strikeouts (142) and E.R.A. (2.23). Ubaldo Jimenez of the Colorado Rockies is the next choice at +500. While he still leads the majors with 15 victories, Jimenez has struggled recently after a blazing start. He had a 0.79 E.R.A in the first two months of the year but has posted a 5.67 E.R.A. since June. 2005 NL Cy Young winner Cris Carpenter is next at +600. The St. Louis Cardinals hurler has an 11-3 record with an E.R.A. of just over three.