Sox capitalize on Hendricks’ few mistakes

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CHICAGO — Kyle Hendricks can tell when he throws a bad pitch, and on Tuesday night against the White Sox, the Cubs right-hander knew as soon as he released two changeups that the results would not be good.

Jose Abreu smacked one of those pitches for an RBI single in the first, and Adam Eaton hit the other for a solo homer to help the White Sox deal the Cubs a 3-0 loss and complete a sweep of Part I of the intracity Interleague series. The two teams square off at Wrigley Field on Wednesday and Thursday.

“You throw enough pitches, you know out of the hand it could be hit,” said Hendricks, who allowed three runs on six hits while striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings. “You just try to make every pitch with conviction. Sometimes you get away with it. Both of those …

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