You might not believe it from looking at the box score or the final result, but Kyle Hendricks wasn’t really on his game Thursday night in Queens. The righty needed 42 pitches to get through the first two innings and it seemed at times as though the Mets had him on the ropes. However, Hendricks was able to maintain his focus and settle into a groove as the game went on.
“The timing was just a little bit off, but mentally I felt great today,” Hendricks told reporters after the win. “Mentally, I was locked in pitch-to-pitch and focused on just making a good pitch.