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Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer wins NL Cy Young

In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer winds up during the first inning in Game 5 of baseball's National League Division Series, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Washington. Scherzer, Kyle Hendricks and Jon Lester are competing for the National League Cy Young Award. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer winds up during the first inning in Game 5 of baseball's National League Division Series, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Washington. Scherzer, Kyle Hendricks and Jon Lester are competing for the National League Cy Young Award. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

By Associated Press 3 min read

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The individual achievements of Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs weren’t enough in the eyes of voters who selected Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals as the 2016 National League Cy Young Award winner by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Scherzer earned 25 first-place votes to outdistance Lester and Hendricks on a 7-4-3-2-1 point system. Lester, with one first-place vote, finished second. Hendricks received two first-place votes and finished third.

Scherzer, 32, led the NL with 20 victories, 34 starts, 228 1/3 innings and 284 strikeouts. Scherzer pitched at least seven innings 20 times.