CHICAGO -- Miguel Montero has caught Randy Johnson and Dan Haren, who represent opposite pitching styles. He knows pitchers don't have to throw hard to be effective, and on Tuesday night, Montero could sit back, relax and catch the Cubs' surprise second-half ace: Kyle Hendricks.
Hendricks lowered his ERA to a Major League-best 2.09 with seven shutout innings in the Cubs' 3-0 win over the Pirates. The right-hander is 9-1 with a 1.21 ERA at Wrigley Field, the best home ERA in baseball.
"It's all about location," Montero said. "It doesn't matter 'velo,' it doesn't matter anything else.