CHICAGO -- Coming off a seven run, 10-hit outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks vowed a better mental approach and more "conviction" to his pitches. He doubted himself on the mound seven days ago but quickly flipped the script with a dominating performance against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
Hendricks, 29, threw an 81-pitch complete-game shutout, the fewest pitches in a shutout in the majors since 2012.
"Got a little lucky today, honestly," Hendricks said nonchalantly after the 4-0 win. "Made a lot of good pitches, early.