Clayton Kershaw wins NL Cy Young

— -- Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw won the National League Cy Young Award for the third time.

Kershaw, who also won the award in 2011 and 2013, went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA this past season, leading the Dodgers (94-68) to their second straight NL West title. Kershaw was baseball's most dominant pitcher despite missing over a month with a back injury. He led the majors in wins and ERA and had 239 strikeouts in just 198 1/3 innings.

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Kershaw also threw his first career no-hitter on June 18, when he had 15 strikeouts and did not walk a batter against the Colorado Rockies.

The Dodgers' ace received all 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. 

Information from ESPNLosAngeles.com reporter Mark Saxon is included in this report.