Really, I could stop right here and you’d probably be just as happy with this recap as reading what’s below. But you come here for a game recap after each game, and by goodness, you are going to get one.
The game turned, obviously, on one inning, the bottom of the sixth. The Cubs and Kyle Hendricks had nursed a 2-0 lead, provided by a two-run double by Javier Baez in the third, that far into the game.
But Hendricks, who had struggled with location and command even while keeping the Reds scoreless through five (especially in a 28-pitch first inning), had a worse time in the sixth.