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- Updated: August 7, 2016
OAKLAND — Talk of Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks beginning to mount a National League Cy Young Award bid began to percolate a week ago, and after the righty’s dominant performance Sunday against the A’s, it will presumably continue.
Hendricks (11-7) allowed one run on three hits over 7 ⅓ innings, guiding the Cubs to a 3-1 win over Oakland Sunday at the Coliseum for a series sweep. He retired 17 straight A’s batters before Marcus Semien hit a solo homer in the eighth, ending his day, but Pedro Strop got the next two outs and Aroldis Chapman saved his third game as a member of the Cubs to preserve the win.
Hendricks has allowed one run in two August starts and owns the league’s second-lowest ERA. Opponents have scored five total runs off the righty since July 1, and he deftly maneuvered the A’s lineup Sunday. He’s allowed three runs or fewer in his last 14 starts dating back to May 22.
Cubs manager Joe Maddon first mentioned Hendricks’ Cy Young-caliber numbers after his shutout on Aug. 1 against the Marlins. On a team with Jon Lester and 2015 NL Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta, Hendricks has been their …
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