Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw win Cy Young Awards in a breeze

Max Scherzer did most everything on the mound this season -- led the majors in wins, started the All-Star game, helped put his team in the playoffs.

Now, the newly minted AL Cy Young Award winner said he will "wait and see" whether he's returning to the Detroit Tigers next year.

Scherzer went 21-3 and was an easy pick yesterday as the American League's top pitcher, drawing 28 of 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL Cy Young Award for the second time in three seasons, coming within one vote of a unanimous selection. The Mets' Matt Harvey got one first-place vote and finished tied for fourth with the Braves' Craig Kimbrell.

Scherzer -- like Kershaw -- can become a free agent after the 2014 season.

"I love it here in Detroit," Scherzer said on a conference call. "Who wouldn't want to be a part of this?"

"The business side will take care of itself," he said. "It really depends on what Detroit wants to do."

Scherzer went 20-3 and ranked second in the majors with 240 strikeouts and was fifth in the AL with a 2.90 ERA.

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers was second, marking the highest finish by a Japanese-born pitcher in Cy Young voting.

Kershaw won his second prize as the National League's best pitcher after posting a 1.83 ERA -- lowest in the majors in 13 years.

"This is such a cool thing. I can't even explain what it means to me," he said in an interview on MLB Network. "It really is a huge honor."

The 25-year-old lefty with a big-breaking curve drew 29 of 30 first-place votes. Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals was picked first on one ballot and finished second.

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