Red Sox right - hander Rick Porcello received eight first - place votes to Justin Verlander 's 14 .
Right - hander edged the Tigers ace in total points to win the 2016 American League Cy Young Award .
Red Sox right - hander Rick Porcello received eight first - place votes to Justin Verlander 's 14 , but he edged the Tigers ace in total points to win the 2016 American League Cy Young Award .