Kyle Hendricks! Dude is on fire right now, pitching out of his mind, and if not for Joey Votto, he may well have had another Maddux tonight. Hendricks pitched into the 9th, but ultimately it was Kyle Ryan and Steve Cishek playing match-ups to close it out.
Offensively, the story was *also* Kyle Hendricks, who notched the first three-hit night of his career, and actually could have easily had four hits on the night. One of those hits was a two-run double that gave the Cubs an early lead. Heck, Hendricks had as many hits in this one as he gave up!
Tonight is where the legend begins …