To conclude this series of no-hitters lost in the ninth both for and against the Cubs, I am going to repost most of the recap I wrote on the Cubs’ 4-1 win over the Cardinals on a September night in 2016. I’ve re-worked it a bit to focus more on the no-hitter than on the Cubs’ run to the NL Central title, and eventual World Series championship, that year.
Despite coming up three outs short of a no-hitter, this Kyle Hendricks game against the Cardinals was magnificent.
Hendricks, who barely breaks 90 on pitch-speed meters in an era when 95 is standard issue for pitchers, had his no-hit bid broken up with no one out in the ninth.