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DeGrom wins NL Cy Young, Scherzer tied for 2nd

Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets won his second straight National League Cy Young Award Wednesday night, with two Washington Nationals aces not far behind.

Max Scherzer finished tied for second place and Stephen Strasburg came in tied for fourth in Cy Young voting.

DeGrom won 29 of the 30 available first-place votes and 207 votes overall. Scherzer tied with Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-jin Ryu with 72 votes, but Ryu earned the other first-place vote.

Strasburg and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty tied at 69 votes.