Each night in the 2016 baseball season we'll run down the top news, facts and highlights from around Major League Baseball.
Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks may have just wrapped up the National League Cy Young race.
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Hendricks took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Monday in a 4-1 win over the Cardinals. His first career no-hit bid was broken up by Jeremy Hazelbaker, who led off the ninth with a solo home run, but Hendricks improved to 15-7 with an MLB-leading 2.03 ERA after his near-historic showing.
Had Hendricks completed the no-hitter, he would have joined teammate Jake Arrieta as the only other pitcher to accomplish the feat this season. The Giants, Marlins and Rangers have also had no-hit bids broken up in the ninth inning this season.
Despite entering the year as the team's No. 5 starter, and viewed by some as a liability for the World Series hopefuls, Hendricks has consistently out-pitched everyone in MLB this season. He appears to have an edge over Nationals ace Max Scherzer in the Cy Young chase.
With the loss, the Cardinals remained a half-game behind the Mets for the final wild-card spot. The Mets lost Monday to the Nationals 8-1.
Player of the day
Red Sox outfielder Chris Young went 4 for 4 with three runs scored and a solo home run to help Boston defeat the Orioles 12-2. With the win, Boston remained two games ahead of the Blue Jays in the AL East, and three games ahead of the Orioles.
Highlight
David Ortiz gets a curtain call after tying Mickey Mantle for 17th on the all-time home run list:
Big Papi, meet The Mick.
— MLB (@MLB) September 13, 2016
They’re tied for 17th on the all-time HR list with 536 apiece. #LloveTheGame pic.twitter.com/6KYIEa2B8z
Three things to know
— Brian Dozier became the first Twins player with a 40-plus home run season since Harmon Killebrew in 1970. In the same game, the Tigers' Ian Kinsler launched his seventh leadoff home run of the year, tying a team record set by Curtis Granderson (2007, 2009). The Tigers ultimately won the game 4-2 and are just one game behind the Orioles for the final AL wild-card spot.
— Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki went 3 for 5 in a 12-7 loss to the Braves, passing Lou Brock for 25th on the all-time hits list.
— Avisail Garcia and Adam Eaton led the White Sox to an 11-4 win against the Indians. Garcia went 4 for 5 with three runs scored and a solo home run, while Eaton collected two hits, including a homer, two runs scored, two RBIs and a walk. The White Sox scored a run in every inning for the second time in club history. The previous game was May 11, 1949.
What's next
Dodgers (81-62) at Yankees (76-67), 7 p.m. ET — West Coast meets East Coast, and young meets veteran when Los Angeles sends rookie Julio Urias (5-2, 3.69 ERA) to face off against CC Sabathia (8-12, 4.27 ERA).