Storybook endings are rare, especially for athletes. Most end up hanging around a little too long and are forced to walk away because they simply can’t compete at a high enough level. That’s how it looked for Kyle Hendricks over the first half of the season, but he somehow managed to rewrite the story down the stretch and put together quite the denouement on Saturday afternoon against the Reds.
The Professor went out with a bang, actually without one, putting together his longest start of the season as he shut out his opponents over 7.1 innings.