Fansided · Sep 10, 2015
Boston Red Sox starter Joe Kelly pitching for his future
Remember back in spring training when Joe Kelly proclaimed that he would win the Cy Youngaward? He actually meant he’d win the award for the second half of the season.
Fine, so there isn’t actually an official award for best second-half starter, so Kelly won’t be taking home any hardware this season. That doesn’t change the fact that the right-hander has been one of the league’s best for over a month now.
Kelly won his 8th straight start Wednesday night, giving him the longest winning streak by a Red Sox pitcher since some guy named Pedro Martinez back in 1999. That’s more wins piled up in consecutive starts than Curt Schilling (2004) and Josh Beckett (2007) had in championship seasons.
