Some Cubs-Dodgers players didn't even know Jake Arrieta had a no-hitter

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When Jake Arrieta buried a slider in the dirt to strike out Chase Utley, there were some players on the field who didn't realize it was the final out of a no-hitter.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon got reporters laughing after the game when he said everybody on the team knew there was a no-hitter going on but reliever Justin Grimm.

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Then there's the Dodgers, who didn't believe it was a no-hitter because of a controversial play in the third inning.

Dodgers third baseman Kike Hernandez ripped one (maybe the only hard-hit ball off Arrieta all night) right at Starlin Castro at second base. The ball hit off Castro's glove and the Dodgers official scorer ruled it an error immediately.

Here's the play:

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The Dodgers thought it should have been called a hit (MLB.com).

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly talked about it, too, saying: "Eh, that's whoever's interpretation. But I think at this point, it doesn't change the game in any way. There's no reason to talk about it and ruin anything Jake was able to do tonight. I think it was just kind of a moot point."

The Dodgers do have a solid point, but it's not like this was a game in Chicago where Arrieta got the homefield scoring advantage.

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It was a game in L.A. and the call was immediately ruled an error, back some 19 outs before Arrieta completed the no-hitter.

Kap and Haugh also discussed whether Hernandez's ball should have been a hit or an error:

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