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BALTIMORE -- Zach Britton has been pretty near perfect this season for the Baltimore Orioles.The left-handed closer has 45 saves in 45 tries, a minuscule 0.59 ERA and nearly four times as many strikeouts as walks.Those numbers certainly a warrant a look for voters choosing the AL Cy Young Award winner, even though its been 24 years since a reliever took home the trophy.The Cy Young winner, by definition, is the best pitcher in the league, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch said.That distinction is arbitrary, but heres something that isnt: Brittons numbers are far better than those of 1992 Cy Young Award winner Dennis Eckersley, who was 7-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 51 saves in 54 tries with Oakland.Dodgers closer Eric Gagne won it in the NL in 2003, going 55 for 55 in save opportunities with a 1.20 ERA. For that, he received 28 of 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.Some voters might find it difficult to get behind a pitcher whos thrown only 61 1/3 innings, as Britton had through Tuesday. Yet, theres something to be said for a guy whos sealed more than half his teams wins.I think all pitchers should be considered, Britton said. Its not an award just for starting pitchers.To be clear, the 28-year-old is not running a campaign for himself.Its not something Im going to focus on, he said. Whoever has a vote is going to vote the way they want for their own reasons.So, should a reliever be considered for the coveted award?Thats a simple answer for me: Yes, for sure, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. The guy, to me, is the most dominant reliever in the American League.Few would argue with that assessment. But for decades, the AL Cy Young Award has gone to a starter, and that makes Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello (21-4, 3.08 ERA) the odds-on favorite. Torontos J.A. Happ (20-4, 3.28) and Chicagos Chris Sale (16-8, 3.03) are also having outstanding years.Boston manager John Farrell would love to see Porcello get the nod but cant dismiss Britton as a possibility.When you think that a guy has converted every save opportunity in the fashion in which he does it, well, he might be the best closer in the game right now, Farrell said. In my opinion, if a closer is to be considered for the Cy Young, it takes a year such as Zach is having.Hinch backed up the assessment.If theres not a worthy candidate out of the rotation, then I dont see a huge problem with a dominant reliever leading the way, he said. They do have their own award, though its not as sexy as the Cy Young.Hes got a point. No one in baseball history won more games in his career than Cy Young, whose name has become synonymous with pitching excellence.The Reliever of the Year Award is, well, merely what it says it is.Theres really no argument when it comes to choosing the most effective reliever in the league. Britton (2-1) lost his only game in April, when he gave up a run in a tie game against the White Sox. Hes appeared in 64 games and allowed an earned run in only four of them.Oh, and his run of 45 straight saves to start a season is the most by a left-hander in baseball history.There are just so many things working against you -- a chopper here, a broken bat there, a strike that was called a ball, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. It just tells you how good hes been. Theres not a day that goes by that I dont realize how lucky we are to have him and the year hes having.Britton is perhaps the main reason why the Orioles remain in contention for a playoff berth.When they start talking about Cy Young and MVP, Showalter said, how can you be better at what youre asked to do for a club than what hes done? Fake Diamondbacks Jerseys . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Stitched Diamondbacks Jerseys . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/ . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Arizona Diamondbacks Pro Shop . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Diamondbacks Jerseys 2019 . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. ' ' '