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RHP
KYLE HENDRICKS

2020
◆ Went 6-5 with a 2.88 ERA (81.1 IP - 26 ER) in 12 starts for Cubs...Ranked second in National League in innings
pitched (81.1), tied for second with nine quality starts and was seventh in ERA and Notched nine quality starts,
tied for second-most in the N.L...Also led league with an 8.00 strikeout per walk ratio (66 SO - 8 BB) and averaged
0.89 walks per 9.0 innings.
◆ Pitched a complete game shutout in first career Opening Day start on July 24 vs. Brewers...First Cubs pitcher to
toss a complete game and shutout on Opening Day since Bill Bonham on April 9, 1974 vs. Phillies.
◆ Was only pitcher in Majors with at least three starts of 8.0 innings pitched.
◆ Struck out 10 batters in 8.0 scoreless innings, Sept. 18 vs. Minnesota...Earned the win in Cubs 1-0 victory.
◆ Went 4-2 with a 1.85 ERA (43.2 IP - 9 ER) in six home starts.
2019
◆ Ranked first among Cubs starting pitchers with a 3.46 ERA (177 IP - 68 ER) in 30 starts...Allowed 32 walks in 177.0
IP, leading Cubs starters with a 1.63 BB/9.0 IP mark, the lowest by a qualified Cubs pitcher since Greg Maddux
in 2005 (1.44).
◆ Posted a 2.04 ERA (92.2 IP - 21 ER) at home, which ranked second in Majors...Did not allow an earned run in 30.0
consecutive innings at home from April 13-May 24. HENDRICKS
◆ Walked two-or-fewer batters in his final 29 starts, which was longest single-season streak by a Cubs starting
pitcher since Bill Hands did so in all 34 of his starts in 1968.
◆ Became first Cub in 42 years to record consecutive starts of at least 8.0 innings with no earned runs and no
walks, when he did so May 3 vs. St. Louis and May 8 vs. Miami...Previous Cub to accomplish the feat was Ray
Burris (Sept. 15-19, 1976).
◆ Tossed 81 pitches in a complete game shutout vs. St. Louis, May 3...Fewest pitches by a Cub in a shutout since
Jon Lieber needed 78 pitches, May 24, 2001 vs. Reds...Fewest pitches by any pitcher in a nine-inning shutout
since Boston’s Aaron Cook, June 29, 2012 at Seattle (81 pitches).
◆ Went 3-for-4 with two RBI, May 14 at Cincinnati, while allowing just three hits in 8.0 innings…First Cub with 3+
hits in a game, while allowing three-or-fewer hits since Carlos Zambrano, Sept. 10, 2010 vs. Milwaukee.
◆ From May 3-14, went three-straight starts with 8.0+ innings and one-or-fewer runs and walks allowed...First Cub
to do so since Mike Krukow (Sept. 19-27, 1981).
◆ Was on injured list from June 15 - July 2 with right shoulder inflammation.
2018
◆ Led Cubs with a career-high 33 starts, going 14-11 with a 3.44 ERA (199 IP - 76 ER)...Averaged 1.99 walks per 9.0
innings (199 IP - 44 BB), the fifth-best rate in N.L...His 199.0 innings set a career high (previous: 190 IP in 2016)...
Recorded four pickoffs, which tied for third-most among right-handed N.L. hurlers.
◆ Went 9-3 with a 2.65 ERA (102 IP - 30 ER) in his final 16 starts, dating to July 9...In final eight starts (Aug. 21 - Sept.
28), went 5-3 with a 1.66 ERA (54.1 IP - 10 ER).
◆ Walked two-or-fewer in each of final 18 starts of season...Longest single-season stretch by a Cubs starting
pitcher since Greg Maddux went 20-straight outings with two-or-fewer walks from April 18 - Aug. 1, 2004.
◆ Posted a 2.77 ERA (166 IP - 51 ER) in the second inning and later...Had a 6.82 ERA (33 IP - 25 ER) in the first inning.
◆ Pitched at least 7.0 innings in a team-high 11 starts, including a season-high 8.2 innings Sept. 17 at Arizona.
◆ Did not issue a walk in three-straight starts (July 29- Aug. 10) for first time in career...First Cub to do so since
Jon Lester in 2016.
2017
◆ Was 7-5 with a 3.03 ERA (139.2 IP - 47 ER) in 24 starts for Cubs in 2017...Held opponents to a .154 (14/91) average
with runners in scoring position.
◆ Posted a 2.62 ERA (123.2 IP - 36 ER) in final 21 starts, the fourth-best mark in the N.L. (min. 10 GS).
◆ Had gone 4-3 with a 4.09 ERA (28 ER/61.2 IP) in 11 starts before being placed on IL June 8 (retro to June 5)...
Allowed one run in two starts (8.1 IP) in a rehab stint with Double-A Tennessee.
◆ Went 3-2 with a 2.19 ERA (78 IP - 19 ER) in 13 starts beginning July 24 following an IL stint for right hand
tendinitis...The 2.19 ERA starting July 24 was the best in the N.L. during that span.
◆ Recorded eight-straight quality starts from Aug. 15 - Sept. 23, the longest stretch by a Cubs pitcher for the
season...Streak was snapped in final start, Sept. 28 at STL when he was removed after 5.0 scoreless innings.
◆ Earned win Aug. 26 at PHI, allowing two runs in 7.0 IP in Cubs 17-2 victory and also recorded two hits and two RBI
in the seventh inning...First Cubs pitcher with two hits in an inning since Carlos Zambrano, July 20, 2003 at FLA.
◆ Allowed one-or-fewer earned runs in eight of final 13 starts.

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