The Cubs' 4-1 loss to the Brewers Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, which prevented the Cubs from yet another series sweep, certainly wasn't what any of us had in mind.
However, I think the Cubs learned several valuable lessons from this game, to wit:
Now let's take a look at each of these points and more.
Hendricks had his best start in almost two months, though it doesn't really show in the numbers (six innings, three earned runs, just his second "quality start" since August 1). He had excellent movement on all his pitches and threw 57 strikes in 78 pitches.