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No no-no is complete without defensive gems
- Updated: April 22, 2016
CINCINNATI — Cubs ace Jake Arrieta secured the second no-hitter of his career in his 16-0 win over the Reds on Thursday with a routine play serving as the 27th and final out. Jason Heyward caught Eugenio Suarez’s fly ball to right field to end the game and start the celebration.
“As soon as I turned around, I saw [Heyward] got a great bead on [it], just like he usually does,” Arrieta said of Heyward.
Not every play was so simple. A couple of times, good defense preserved the no-hitter. Both instances came early in the game, when the chance he might make history seemed less obvious.
In the bottom of the third inning, with two outs, Zack Cozart sharply hit a ground ball near the line behind third base. Kris Bryant made a nice backhanded grab before zipping a two-hop throw to first base, where Anthony Rizzo made a nice pick for the third out.
“At that time you’re not thinking about it,” Bryant …
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