Friday’s game pitted two teams that were the front runners in the NL Central who faded and faded hard. Where once this game might have looked on paper like it could be a battle for the division lead heading into the break, now it looks like two teams fighting for third place. On Friday, the Cubs got the better of it with a 10-5 win.
On the positive statistic fun, Kyle Hendricks won the game and now has 11 wins, He’s tied with Julio Urias of the Dodgers for the league lead. Kyle has a decent shot at 20 wins.