What You Need To Know: If you were hoping for an easy, I’ve-Figured-It-Out Kyle Hendricks ride, you didn’t get it. Hendricks got paper cut to death in the first, with only one hard-hit ball accounting for the two runs against. But he hung in there—which he’s basically been forced to do all season—didn’t pitch enough innings—which everyone […]
Day: July 3, 2018
Third Time Hasn’t Been the Charm This Season for Cubs
Over the past few seasons, the Cubs’ offensive trademark has been their ability to wear down starting pitchers by grinding out at-bats early in the game and forcing the opposing pitcher to throw a high number of pitches. Even in games in which they didn’t score early, the Cubs maintained a confidence that they would […]