The Cubs lost 1-0 on the strength of an Adrian Gonzalez home run to lead off the 2nd inning. While many, present company included, felt the Cubs would be able to get to Clayton Kershaw, the best pitcher on the planet continued to disprove the idea that he’s not good in October. Outside of giving up the bomb and missing the strike zone with greater frequency than usual, Kyle Hendricks did exactly what he needed to do.
Here’s the thing about that zone, though: it wasn’t good. We should be used to that by now, but Eric Cooper was a living argument for robot umps as his seemingly arbitrary calls floated around on random whims.