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With the 2026 MLB season about a third of the way through, both Cy Young races are starting to take shape.
Specifically, the National League is quickly emerging as the top race, with an absurd collection of superstar arms turning the race into one of the most fascinating pitching battles baseball has seen in years.
How loaded is the race right now? Shohei Ohtani currently owns a 0.82 ERA in nine starts and still has only the fourth-best chance to win the NL Cy Young Award.
With that said, let's look at the odds for this season's winners on DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 28.
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American League Cy Young
Cam Schlittler: +100 (bet $10 to win $20 total)
Dylan Cease: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Jacob deGrom: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Gavin Williams: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Shane McClanahan: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Drew Rasmussen: +2700 (bet $10 to win $280 total)
José Soriano: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
What to know: When the season began, Detroit's Tarik Skubal was the favorite to win a third straight Cy Young. That's how dominant he has been. However, he was forced to undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his throwing elbow and is now sidelined for months, opening the door for a new winner.
Young Yankees star Cam Schlittler, who is 7-2 with a 1.50 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 12 starts, continues to rise up the odds charts and is now the clear favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award at +100, after being +220 two weeks ago. The 25-year-old owns the second-lowest ERA ever recorded by a Yankees pitcher through his first 12 starts of a season since ERA became an official statistic in 1913.
Behind Schlittler, Toronto's Dylan Cease (3-3, 3.05 ERA, 92 Ks) and Texas' Jacob deGrom (3-4, 3.77 ERA, 70 Ks) remain in the mix as they look to gain significant ground over the summer.
Cam Schlittler of the Yankees is currently the +100 favorite to win the American League Cy Young (Getty Images).
National League Cy Young
Cristopher Sánchez: +145 (bet $10 to win $24.50 total)
Jacob Misiorowski: +340 (bet $10 to win $44 total)
Paul Skenes: +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total)
Shohei Ohtani: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Chris Sale: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Chase Burns: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
What to know: The NL Cy Young race is completely tight right now.
Five of the top six pitchers on the odds board currently have an ERA under 1.96. Cristopher Sánchez heads the list and is the current favorite at +145 after his brilliant outing on Wednesday against the Padres. Sánchez currently has a scoreless inning streak that now stands at 44 ⅔ innings, as he did not allow a single run throughout the month of May.
With that performance, he officially surpassed Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander's 115-year-old Philadelphia Phillies franchise record of 41 consecutive shutout innings, which had stood since 1911.
Sánchez has a league-best 1.46 ERA and is second in the MLB in strikeouts with 95.
Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies is currently the +145 favorite to win the National League Cy Young (Getty Images).
Behind him is Brewers second-year phenom Jacob Misiorowski, who owns a 1.83 ERA and leads the league with 100 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched.
Then comes reigning 2025 NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes, who entered the season as the preseason favorite and somehow owns the highest ERA among the group despite still having very solid numbers. In 11 starts, Skenes is 6-4 with a 3.00 ERA, 65 strikeouts and a 0.82 WHIP.
Behind Skenes are Ohtani and Sale with +750 each.
Ohtani has an absurd 0.82 ERA in nine starts, although the mark doesn't qualify for official MLB rankings because he hasn't pitched enough innings yet. Ohtani's dominance continued Wednesday night against the Rockies, throwing six hitless innings in the Dodgers' victory.
Sale's numbers also stand out, as he owns a 7-3 record with a 1.89 ERA, 72 strikeouts, and an impressive 38% chase rate.
