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- Updated: September 13, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Kyle Hendricks admits that he had to laugh watching Cubs manager Joe Maddon argue with home-plate umpire Joe West in the ninth inning of the team’s 4-1 win over the Cardinals on Monday.
Hendricks knew that he was going to be pulled after losing his bid for a no-hitter when Jeremy Hazelbaker led off the Cardinals’ ninth with a home run. Aroldis Chapman was warming up in the bullpen but apparently wasn’t quite ready.
Catcher Miguel Montero exchanged a few words with West, although he isn’t exactly sure why.
“I really didn’t understand why he was arguing with me,” Montero said. “[West] tapped me on the shoulder. He said, ‘If you go out there [to the mound], I’m going to count it as a visit.’ I said, ‘What’s going on? Is that possible? I don’t know if that rule exists.’
“I said, ‘You know what, it doesn’t matter, because …
