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Hendricks extends dominance with gem
- Updated: August 8, 2016
OAKLAND — Kyle Hendricks credits his season-long success to his off-season long-toss program. Anthony Rizzo has a different idea.
Hendricks took a shutout into the eighth inning before allowing a solo home run, lowering his ERA to 2.17. He threw 17 scoreless innings before Marcus Semien took him deep, the lone blemish of the Cubs’ 3-1 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.
“You’re seeing his confidence getting higher and higher,” Rizzo said. “His stuff is unbelievable.”
The Cubs have won seven straight and earned their 10th series sweep of the season, surpassing last year’s total.
Hendricks, who owns the second-best ERA in the Majors behind only the injured Clayton Kershaw’s 1.79, allowed three earned runs or fewer for a 15th consecutive start.
“I got away from my long-toss program last year, and I went back to it this year,” Hendricks said. “It’s helped me a lot. I feel a lot stronger.”
Hendricks has a lot of other …
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