Coming out of the gate, not many of the Chicago Cubs pitchers were pitching very well. Starters, relievers. They were all bad. It seems like a season ago. But as recently as April 26, Kyle Hendricks was sitting at 1-4, having just allowed seven runs to the Arizona Diamondbacks in five innings. His ERA was 5.33, and he was nothing like the pitcher he had been the past few seasons. Deep breath….exhale. And, we are back.
In Hendricks last three games, he pitched a 25 of potential 27 innings, allowed just one run, struck out 17 and walked only one–his last hitter in last night’s 3-1 win against the Cincinnati Reds.