Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Kyle Hendricks was dealing on a Wednesday night in Cleveland and may have been lifted from the game a little earlier than necessary. Scratch that, it was definitely earlier than necessary. Not that it really mattered, since he’d baffled his opponents thoroughly enough that they’d never have been able to stage a real rally against the bullpen.
Hendricks went six innings, allowing a single run to lower his ERA to 3.08 on the season, and notched five strikeouts with no walks. One of those K’s was the kind even the stoic Hendricks found impressive.