In 14 starts from early July to late September, Snell had a 1.23 ERA with 114 strikeouts and 30 walks in 80 1/3 innings. One of Snell’s victories during that stretch was a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 2. It was also the first complete game of his nine-year career.

Snell took the league by storm with the Rays in 2018, leading MLB with 21 wins and pacing the AL with a 1.89 ERA. He was solid over the ensuing four years, continually missing bats at an elite level, but his ERA jumped to 3.85 during that stretch.

Overall, he is 76-58 with a 3.19 ERA over his nine MLB seasons.

The only pitcher in the majors over the last two seasons with at least 250 innings and a lower ERA than Snell is Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, who just won the 2024 American League Cy Young Award last week.