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Bucs’ offense cooled off by Cubs’ Hendricks
- Updated: August 31, 2016
CHICAGO — You watch Kyle Hendricks pitch, and wonder how the heck he gets hitters out. He doesn’t throw 99 mph — he barely hits 90 — and he doesn’t have a funky delivery. As Greg Maddux would say, a pitcher’s best pitch is a well-located fastball, and Hendricks relies on that, even if it isn’t very fast.
On Tuesday night, Hendricks befuddled the Pirates, holding them to three hits over seven innings, and got all the offense he needed thanks to Anthony Rizzo’s two-run homer off Pittsburgh’s Chad Kuhl as the Cubs posted a 3-0 win. With his outing, Hendricks lowered his ERA to 2.09, tops in the Major Leagues. No Cub has led NL in era since 1945, or MLB since 1938.
How stingy is the Cubs’ right-hander? This was the 18th straight start in which he has given up three or fewer earned runs, dating to May 22. It’s the longest streak by any big league pitcher this season.
Josh Harrison was the Pirates’ first baserunner, drawing a walk to open the fourth, but he didn’t go far as Hendricks picked him off at first. The right-hander threw 15 pitches that inning, none over 90 …
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