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Hendricks battles in 3rd to extend dominance
- Updated: August 25, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The key inning on Wednesday was the third for the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks. The Padres had pulled within one after Wil Myers’ RBI triple. There was nobody out, and Hendricks had to face San Diego’s 3-4-5 hitters.
But Hendricks didn’t blink. The right-hander got both Yangervis Solarte and Alex Dickerson to pop up to third baseman Javier Baez, and then he struck out Ryan Schimpf to end the inning. That helped Hendricks notch his 12th win in the Cubs’ 6-3 victory at Petco Park.
“The biggest at-bats were when I had Myers at third and got two popups,” he said. “The command got better at the end, and [I] picked up a few strikeouts and a few more easy outs. I need to get that from the get-go.
“You learn from the good, you learn from the bad. You have to deal with both of those things.”
Hendricks hasn’t had much bad happen this season, and despite giving up …
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