Clayton Kershaw unanimous winner of N.L. Cy Young

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous winner for his third N.L. Cy Young Award after leading the majors in victories and ERA and throwing a no-hitter. Kershaw earned the honor for the second year in a row, getting all 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Wednesday. Kershaw went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA for the N.L. West champions. The 26-year-old lefty will find out today whether he’s the first N.L. pitcher to sweep the MVP and Cy Young prizes since Bob Gibson in 1968. Johnny Cueto of Cincinnati was second in the Cy Young voting and Adam Wainwright of St. Louis was third. Voting was completed before the start of the postseason. Kershaw went 0-2 with a 7.82 ERA in a Division Series loss to St. Louis. – AP