>>Kershaw, deGrom NL Co-Players of the Week
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom were named National League Co-Players of the Week on Monday.
Both Kershaw and deGrom were tied for the NL lead in wins (2), innings pitched (15.0) and strikeouts (18) last week while their matching 1.20 ERAs were tied for the third-lowest among qualifying NL hurlers. Both pitchers each allowed just three free passes during the week.
This is Kershaw's sixth career weekly honor, having won most recently for the week of June 8-14, 2014.
The 26-year-old deGrom was named National League Player of the Week once last year for the week ending July 27.
Philadelphia's Maikel Franco, Joc Pederson of the Dodgers, Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki and Pittsburgh's Mark Melancon also were considered for the award.
>>Rays' Chris Archer AL Player of the Week
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday.
Archer finished the week ending June 7 by going 2-0 with an 0.60 earned run average and 26 strikeouts over just 15 innings pitched. He ended up becoming the first pitcher in the modern era to record three consecutive starts of at least 10 strikeouts without issuing a walk in each.
Others considered for this week's award were Twins starter Mike Pelfrey, Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia and Orioles outfielder Adam Jones.
