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Big bats back Hendricks, bring brooms to SD
- Updated: August 24, 2016
SAN DIEGO — Remember Ray Prim? The left-hander won 13 games for the Cubs in 1945, the last time they played in the World Series. Prim was the last Cubs pitcher to lead the National League in ERA. Kyle Hendricks could change that.
Hendricks got a big boost from the offense before he took the mound, thanks to a three-run first, as the Cubs beat the Padres, 6-3, on Wednesday at Petco Park to sweep the series and improve to 36 games over .500 for the first time since 1945, when they finished that season at 98-56.
Hendricks began the day leading the Major Leagues with a 2.16 ERA, and despite serving up two runs, he’s still on top at 2.19, ahead of the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner (2.44). Hendricks had to battle as the Padres’ leadoff man reached in the first four innings. The Cubs’ …
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