Kyle Hendricks had a very good outing last week against the Brewers in his first start of 2022, which produced some optimism that The Professor was back on track after the worst year of his career.
The start he made Wednesday was more like many of his 2021 outings, unfortunately, and that led to a 6-2 loss to the Pirates and a series split.
I’m not as upset about the three-run homer by Ben Gamel off Hendricks in the first inning as I am about all the walks he allowed — four of them — which shows that he didn’t have his usual control or command.