Cubs ace Jake Arrieta’s pitching performance against the Dodgers on Sunday night was masterful. The Dodgers will concede this … but they don’t think he pitched a no-hitter.
In the third inning of the game, the Dodgers’ Enrique Hernandez hit a hard ball at second baseman Starlin Castro. The ball took a short hop and Castro wasn’t able to handle it, and Hernandez made it safely to first.
Here’s the play:
Immediately, the scorekeeper at Dodger Stadium ruled it an error. But the Dodgers didn’t agree. It was a hard-hit ball and a short hop, and Castro didn’t have much of a chance at it.