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ST. LOUIS -- Jeremy Hazelbaker knew what he wanted to do in the ninth inning -- break up Kyle Hendricks no-hit bid.He delivered. Hazelbaker hit a leadoff homer for the St. Louis Cardinals only run Monday night in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs.Hazelbaker drove an 0-2 pitch into the right-field stands for his 12th home run of the season. Before that, he was 1 for 25 (.040) with an 0-2 count.You just want to break it up. Thats kind of what you want to do, but at the same time you dont go up to the plate thinking the guys got a no-hitter, Hazelbaker said. I wanted to put an end to it.Even though they lost, the Cardinals remained a half-game behind the Mets for the second NL wild card. New York was routed 8-1 at Washington.Ben Zobrist and Dexter Fowler homered for the Cubs, who lowered their magic number to three for clinching the NL Central. They lead the second-place Cardinals by 17 games and can wrap up the division with a three-game sweep in St. Louis.Hendricks (15-7) is the major league ERA leader at 2.03. He threw 96 pitches, striking out seven and walking two.If youre going to give it up, at least its that way and not a cheap hit, the right-hander said. I just left the ball up and he got it. It was just a changeup and I wanted to throw it in the dirt and get him to chase.St. Louis manager Mike Matheny was glad to see Hazelbaker get a hit.Obviously, Jeremy coming through there is something positive in the right direction, Matheny said. Its always good to score. We wanted to get something going.Its tough to get the offense going when a guy like Hendricks is pitching like he did tonight. I think that would be safe to say.Soon after Hazelbakers shot cleared the fence, teammates went to the mound to talk to Hendricks -- leading to an animated argument between Cubs manager Joe Maddon and plate umpire Joe West.Maddon was ejected for the third time this season, and Aroldis Chapman entered to finish the one-hitter. He got three outs for his 14th save with Chicago, and is 34 for 37 overall this year with the Cubs and Yankees.Maddon thought Hendricks did a good job holding down the St. Louis hitters.Thats a good lineup over there, he said. Theyve got professional hitters. They hit a lot of home runs.The Cardinals lead the NL with 205 homers, four of which have come off Hendricks.Mike Leake (9-10) pitched six innings before being lifted for a pinch hitter. Leake, making his second start since a stint on the disabled list due to shingles, allowed six hits and four runs (three earned).Its fun to watch, unfortunately, Leake said about Hendricks performance. Hes turned himself into a guy thats fun to watch.The Cubs took a 1-0 lead on a leadoff homer by Zobrist, his 15th, in the second. Chicago added a run in the third on an RBI single by Anthony Rizzo.Chicago made it 4-0 in the fifth. Javier Baez reached on a throwing error by shortstop Jedd Gyorko and scored when Fowler hit a one-out homer to right field.NOT AGAINThe last time the Cubs won a division title was 2008. They did it by beating St. Louis on Sept. 20 at Wrigley Field.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (right shoulder) threw batting practice to Brayan Pena, Jose Martinez and Alberto Rosario. Wacha said he hopes to come off the disabled list Wednesday. ... LF Matt Holliday took batting practice on the field for the first time since breaking his right thumb Aug. 11 against the Cubs. ... Cardinals closer Seung Hwan Oh, who has 17 saves and a 1.87 ERA, was unavailable Saturday and Sunday against Milwaukee because of a sore groin. Speaking through translator Eugene Koo, the reliever said he would not be available Monday but should be Tuesday.UP NEXTCardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (10-12, 4.58 ERA) makes his 29th start of the season Tuesday night, his most since 2011 when he made 32. He has started seven games against the Cubs and is 3-2 with a 2.27 ERA.Cubs: RHP Jason Hammel (14-8, 3.50) allowed nine runs -- eight earned -- and a career-high 13 hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 12-5 loss at Milwaukee last time out. He is 4-4 with a 4.80 ERA in 10 starts against the Cardinals. Milan Lucic Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Jersey . Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69. http://www.hockeyoilersshop.com/benoit-pouliot-jersey/ . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Kris Russell Oilers Jersey . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Bill Ranford Jersey . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Lucky Liberty has returned from 18 months off the scene to win two of his four races this campaign with the chance to add another on Pakenham Cup day.But while getting the injury-plagued gelding back in winnng form is satisfying, trainer Henry Dwyer admits theres also a feeling of what might have been with a horse he believes has the natural talent of a Group One performer.It is satisfying to get him back winning but its a bit of a bittersweet feeling knowing hes probably not going to measure up to the level he should, Dwyer said.But we just try to get him there as sound as we can on race day and hell win races based on that, regardless of how fit he is.Lucky Liberty won his first three starts as a three-year-old before he was unplaced in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington.He finished second last in the 2015 Australian Guineas after which he was found to have a bone chip in a knee which required surgery.When he was close to making a return he suffered a stress fracture to a shoulder and needed another long lay-off.ddddddddddddAfter a fourth placing on his return at Sale in September, Lucky Liberty won back-to-back benchmark races at Caulfield and Sale in October before a third in a 1400m open handicap at Flemington.Saturdays $100,000 VOBIS Gold Bullion (1400m) at Pakenham is planned as the final run of his campaign.Since his Flemington run on November 5, Lucky Liberty has been kept up to the mark with time on a water walker at the Rockmount pre-training facility, north east of Melbourne.He had a fortnight up there and arrived back at Caulfield early this week in really good order and he should be able to run up to what hes been doing on Saturday, Dwyer said.Dwyer doesnt want to race Lucky Liberty over summer and is looking to a late autumn, early winter campaign in Brisbane aimed at the Stradbroke Handicap if he shows he is in form. 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