Scherzer beats out Cubs' Lester, Hendricks for Cy Young

Posted November 16, 2016 12:00 am

NEW YORK — Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals has become the sixth pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues, taking the NL prize by a wide margin.

Scherzer led the majors with 284 strikeouts and topped the league with 20 wins. He beat out Cubs teammates Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks.

Scherzer drew 25 of the 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The award was announced Wednesday on MLB Network.

After earning the AL honor in 2013 with Detroit, Scherzer joined Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Gaylord Perry and Roy Halladay as winners in both leagues.

Scherzer is the first pitcher from a Washington franchise to win a Cy Young. The award was first presented in 1956.

For the AL, Rick Porcello of the Boston Red Sox has won the AL Cy Young Award by a narrow margin

Porcello led the majors with 22 wins, and beat out Detroit's Justin Verlander and Cleveland's Corey Kluber in results announced Wednesday.

Porcello got just eight first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America while Verlander drew 14. But Porcello drew more support across the board and was listed by all 30 voters — Verlander was left off two ballots.

FILE - These are 2016 file photos showing, from left, Chicago Cubs' Kyle Hendricks, Chicago Cubs' Jon Lester and Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer. Hendricks, Lester and Scherzer are competing for the National League Cy Young Award. (AP Photo/File)

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