Cubs LHP Jon Lester loses no-hit bid in 7th against Cards

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CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Jon Lester lost his no-hit bid against the St. Louis Cardinals when Jhonny Peralta singled with one out in the seventh inning Monday night.

Peralta hit a hard smash inside third base that deflected off the wrist of All-Star rookie Kris Bryant as he tried to glove a short hop on his backhand. The ball popped up and away from a wincing Bryant, leaving him with no play on a rainy night at Wrigley Field.

It was immediately ruled a base hit.

The game was scoreless at the time, but moments later the Cardinals took a 2-0 lead.

Lester pitched a no-hitter on May 19, 2008, with the Boston Red Sox. He signed a $155 million, six-year contract with Chicago last offseason and entered Monday with a 4-6 record and 3.74 ERA. He hadn't won since May 16.

The left-hander singled in the second inning for his first major league hit after 66 fruitless at-bats -- plus five more in the World Series.

Lester hit a low liner that ricocheted off the leg of St. Louis right-hander John Lackey, a former teammate with the Red Sox. The ball caromed away toward shortstop, leaving the Cardinals with no play on an infield single that loaded the bases for Chicago.

Copyright 2015 by The Associated Press

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