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Hendricks loses no-hit bid in 9th, Cubs beat Cardinals 4-1

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

By Associated Press 3 min read

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kyle Hendricks took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up Jeremy Hazelbaker’s leadoff home run, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Monday night to close in on the NL Central crown.

Hazelbaker drove an 0-2 pitch into the right-field stands for his 12th homer. Hendricks (15-7), the major league ERA leader at 2.03, was relieved by Aroldis Chapman.

“Just left that one up right there. What are you going to do?” Hendricks said.

Ben Zobrist and Dexter Fowler homered for the Cubs, who lowered their magic number to three for clinching the division title. They lead the second-place Cardinals by 17 games and can wrap up the NL Central with a three-game sweep in St. Louis.

Soon after Hazelbaker’s shot cleared the fence, teammates went to the mound to talk to Hendricks – leading to an argument between Cubs manager Joe Maddon and plate umpire Joe West.