Cubs pitching has been outstanding so far in 2021

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesWhile we are all aware of the Cubs’ current offensive struggles, I thought I’d take a few moments to celebrate the success of the Cubs’ pitching staff, which in an admittedly small sample size of seven games has been very, very good.

Of the seven starts made, only two were clunkers or close: Kyle Hendricks’ Opening Day start, which can very likely be attributed to the extremely cold conditions at Wrigley Field a week ago Thursday, and Adbert Alzolay’s five-inning, four-run outing against the Brewers, which really was just one bad pitch to Travis Shaw in the first inning away from being a very good start. Hendricks righted the ship with an excellent outing…