Cubs fans know it by now, but postseason success often hinges on pitching prowess.
While the starting staff was the cause of much consternation early this season, the North Siders are perhaps as well positioned as any National League team, when it comes to starting pitching, heading into the postseason. And if you’re looking for the most dominant starter in the bunch, the guy who teams go to multiple times in a best-of-seven series, right now it’s Kyle Hendricks.
Hendricks dazzled again Friday, starting an all-important series with the rival Cardinals in lights-out fashion. He tossed eight innings, scattering seven hits and allowing just two runs.