Fansided · May 15, 2019
Chicago Cubs take opener from the Reds behind Kyle Hendricks
I’ll admit, I was worried about the Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks to start the year. In his first five games, he was 1-4 with just one strong start. That Kyle seems so long ago.
Coming out of the gate, not many of the Chicago Cubs pitchers were pitching very well. Starters, relievers. They were all bad. It seems like a season ago. But as recently as April 26, Kyle Hendricks was sitting at 1-4, having just allowed seven runs to the Arizona Diamondbacks in five innings. His ERA was 5.33, and he was nothing like the pitcher he had been the past few seasons. Deep breath….exhale. And, we are back.