National League: Top picks for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 15:11
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By Roger Rubin, The Sports Xchange Madison Bumgarner is 9-4 with a 2.09 ERA for the first-place San Francisco Giants, the team with the best record in the National League. Jake Arrieta is 12-3 with a 2.33 ERA for the first-place Chicago Cubs and has pitched a no-hitter. Stephen Strasburg is 11-0 with a 2.71 ERA for the first-place Washington Nationals. And Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins is averaging 13.1 strikeouts per nine innings, something only Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez have done in a full season.