All of you know how big a fan I am of Kyle Hendricks.
Not even I thought he'd be the first Cubs pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout in 2015. Hendricks became the first Cubs starter to throw a pitch in the ninth inning this year and throughout, he showed the dominance he'd had through his minor-league career. We saw flashes of this in 2014, but Thursday night, he threw one of the best games any starter has had in 2015 and the Cubs won the series, defeating the Padres 3-0.
Hendricks allowed just five singles and struck out seven.