Keuchel, a front-runner for the American League Cy Young Award, is the first to win the team Pitcher of the Year Award in back-to-back seasons since right-hander Roy Oswalt (2006-07). In 33 starts, Keuchel was 20-8 with a 2.48 ERA and led the AL win wins, innings pitched (232) and quality starts (27), and he was second in ERA and opponents' batting average (.217).
Keuchel earned AL Pitcher of the Month honors three times (April, May and August), and he became the fourth Astros pitcher to start an All-Star Game. He set a franchise record for strikeouts by a lefty with 216, and he went 15-0 at home in the regular season.