From the time he was called up to the Cubs from the minor leagues in July 2014 through the end of the 2020 season, Kyle Hendricks pitched like the proverbial clockwork. You knew you could expect six or seven solid innings, maybe two or three earned runs allowed, sometimes fewer, lots of ground ball outs and if he had his changeup working, several strikeouts as well.
Beginning in 2021, though, that changed. Kyle was hit hard in April 2021, posting a 7.54 ERA and allowing 10 home runs in 22u2154 innings.
He did recover somewhat in 2021.