Manager David Ross trusts Kyle Hendricks wholeheartedly, even when he’s gotten himself into a tough jam and that’s what happened in the seventh inning of Game 1.
Hendricks had to battle from the first pitch on Wednesday and up to the seventh, he gave the Cubs all they could ask for.
While his shortstop is known as “El Mago”, it was Hendricks who had to be the magician over his first six innings. The Cubs right-hander didn’t have his best stuff, in fact, he didn’t get a curveball or changeup for a strike until the fifth inning.