The Cubs finished up the deadline by acquiring Joe Smith from the Angels, shutting out the Marlins and completely dominating on the farm. They didn’t even have to use their AK. I gotta say it was a good day.
Marlins 0 @ Cubs 5 (Box Score)
- HENDRICKS MASTERFUL – We knew that, after a long 12 inning affair just the night before that the Cubs were needing a long outing from Kyle Hendricks and he delivered just that, pitching a complete game shutout. There wasn’t anything particularly noteworthy about the outing that stood out to me.