If you decided to run errands during the 1st inning of Friday’s game, you probably missed all the scoring. The Cubs got on the board three batters in and Kyle Hendricks tore through the Twins order posthaste for eight innings en route to a 1-0 combined shutout over the Twins at Wrigley.
Hendricks has a way of working quickly, not running too many deep counts, and getting lots of weak contact. He was also missing a lot of bats against a lineup that tends to strike out quite a bit. His sinker, change, and curve were all sharp and, other than the 1st inning, Hendricks never dealt with more than one baserunner at a time.