Hendricks (15-7) is the major league ERA leader at 2.03. He then proceeded to come within three outs of pitching a no-hitter.
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Jason Heyward went into enemy territory to make an outstanding catch that temporarily preserved Kyle Hendricks’ no-hitter in the Cubs’ 4-1 win over the Cardinals on Monday night. Cubs righty Jake Arrieta authored one on April 21 in Cincinnati.
TORONTO – Ezequiel Carrera led off the eighth inning with a pinch-hit home run, leading Toronto to a victory over Tampa Bay.
Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays. Neither starter factored in the decision. The left-hander struck out six in his first start since August 26.
The last time the Cubs won a division title was 2008. They lead the second-place Cardinals by 17 games.
WASHINGTON – Starting pitcher Mat Latos hit a solo home run and Antony Rendon added a three-run shot as Washington beat NY. NY was routed 8-1 at Washington.
The Detroit Tigers got past the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 and the Atlanta Braves were 12-7 winners over the Miami Marlins.
It was the fourth no-hit bid broken up in the ninth inning this season. He’s pitched into the sixth inning in eleven consecutive starts.
The Cardinals lost for the third time in five games on this homestand, running their home record to 32-40, meaning they will have to win all nine home games remaining to have a winning record at Busch.
Jose De Leon (2-0) won in his second Major League Baseball start. “He’d been throwing that pitch all night”.
PHILADELPHIA – Jeremy Hellickson took care of the Pittsburgh on the mound to spoil the return of ace Gerritt Cole, and Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak at Citizens Bank Park. He improved to 11-9 on the year. Wacha said he hopes to come off the disabled list Wednesday. The Phillies tagged him for five runs on four hits. Keyvius Sampson started and Blake Wood (6-3), Michael Lorenzen and Raisel Iglesias followed as the Reds posted their seventh shutout since the All-Star break.
Monday night turned into another missed opportunity for the St. Louis Cardinals, and it could have been so much worse.
“Just left that one up right there”.
Athletics 16, Royals 3 – At Kansas City, Mo.: Khris Davis and Marcus Semien hit three-run homers, the Athletics matched a season high with 17 hits and Oakland trounced Kansas City.
The A’s set season highs for runs and victory margin, while their 17 hits matched a season high.
Left-hander Daniel Coulombe (3-1) struck out five in two ideal innings to pick up the victory.
Todd Frazier hit his career-best 36th homer and Adam Eaton also went deep for the White Sox. The right-hander scattered six hits and surrendered three runs, but allowed only two hits over his final 4 2/3 innings.
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead on a leadoff homer by Zobrist, his 15th, in the second.
Drury and rookie Haniger hit bases-empty homers in the seventh inning.
Ortiz crushed homer number 536 as the Boston Red Sox thrashed the Baltimore Orioles 12-2.
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St. Louis is still a half game back in the race for the second Wild Card in the NL behind the New York Mets.
