"Not winning a game in a month and a half can drive a guy nuts," said Hendricks, who was winless in his seven previous starts. "I'm not going to say I needed [a win], but I needed it."
Hendricks struck out seven, did not walk a batter and induced two double plays at perfect times. Only one baserunner reached second, and that was Justin Upton with two outs in the fourth when he singled and stole second.
"When you pitch like that, you'll win a lot of baseball games," said Cubs manager Joe Maddon, who had no intention of pulling Hendricks in the ninth.