A pitchers’ duel between the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks and the Astros’ Wade Miley saw the Cubs walk away victorious thanks to two solo home runs, including a leadoff homer from Kyle Schwarber. In the end, Hendricks out-dueled the Astros’ righty, throwing eight great innings and only allowing one run and four hits.
Kris Bryant, in his first game back since his gnarly collision with Jason Heyward in the outfield on Sunday, added another home run that proved to be the game’s deciding blow. Steve Cishek got his first save opportunity since suffering the loss in Friday’s affair and narrowly closed it out.