I think that's overstating it a bit. He has an uphill battle and something like a no-hitter (plus the fact it'll dip his ERA under 2) would have helped his case immensely With that home run he's probably back to being a severe underdog Yeah, I still think that's an overstatement. Hendricks has been getting quite a bit more attention over the last week or so. Plenty of people are seeing what he's doing right now, and his Cy stock has been rising. Example, Bob Nightengale thinks he "secured the Cy Young" last night. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/09/12/cubs-kyle-hendricks-no-hitter-cardinals/90289764/ And the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2016/09/13/who-had-kyle-hendricks-as-a-cy-young-candidate-be-honest/