"We wanted the ball," Cubs manager Joe Maddon joked of the potential souvenir.
"Everybody was going crazy in the dugout, so that was kind of funny," Hendricks said Sunday of his success. "It felt like I [hit a home run]. I'm thinking, 'This is what we're supposed to do.' I know Joe isn't a big sacrifice guy to begin with ... but when we get the opportunities, we have to get them down more, as a staff."
Maddon and the Cubs were even more happy with Hendricks' outing. The right-hander held the Reds to one run on four hits over five efficient innings, throwing 57 pitches.