The Cubs lost to the Mets 10-1 Thursday on another chilly evening at Wrigley Field, and I’m sure you’d rather hear less about that and more about how I viewed Kyle Hendricks’ first MLB start in nearly 11 months.
Obviously the results weren’t what Kyle, or the Cubs, or you or me, would have wanted. Nevertheless, his fastball touched 88 on several occasions, setting up his changeup for five strikeouts. He did get weak contact on a number of pitches — unfortunately, instead of ground balls, those wound up as floaters into short center field for hits.