Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy is the NL Manager of the Year for the second straight season.

Murphy received 27 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Philadelphia’s Rob Thomson and Cincinnati’s Terry Francona. The results were announced on Tuesday night.

The last NL manager to win the award in consecutive seasons was Bobby Cox for Atlanta in 2004 and 2005.

Cleveland’s Steven Vogt, Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson are the finalists for the AL honor. Voting was conducted before the postseason.

The Cy Young Award winner for each league will be announced on Wednesday, and the MVPs are revealed on Thursday.

Murphy directed Milwaukee to a major league-best 97-65 record this year, setting a franchise record for wins. The

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