One thing that every single Cubs fan knew before this game began was that Kyle Hendricks had no margin for error against a team that hits as well as the Atlanta Braves do.
And for three innings, Kyle matched Atlanta’s Max Fried, retiring the first nine hitters he faced. Fried did it mostly by strikeout (five), while Kyle had four ground outs and a couple of strikeouts, as well as this nice sliding catch by Ian Happ that ended the third [VIDEO].
And then it all blew up in the fourth, with Hendricks hit hard, for eight hits and seven runs, and the Braves wound up winning 8-0.