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Hendricks did allow a pair of solo roundtrippers to Cardinals hitters Brandon Moss and Jedd Gyorko, but outside of those two pitches, he continued to pitch in the sensational fashion that’s made him the most dominant pitcher on a starting staff with multiple All Stars, including the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner. Hendricks matched a career high with 12 strikeouts, looking especially strong early, when he struck out eight in the first two innings and had nine punch outs after four innings, not allowing any of the four Cardinals hitters who reached base past first. After a 1-2-3 fifth, Hendricks allowed those aforementioned home runs in the sixth and seventh innings, the latter of which tied the game at 2. But in seven innings of work, Hendricks looked terrific. “A lot of that’s based on confidence,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said after the game. “He’s throwing the ball exactly where he wants to. I could see him pitching to the (scouting) report really well. That’s what he does. He was executing outstanding. The heavy (number of) strikeouts was a little bit of a surprise because they’ll move the baseball. That just tells you how much his stuff was on today. There were two elevated changeups to Moss and to Gyorko that caused the home runs, and that’s the pitch he normally never throws up there. So whatever happened happened, but he was great.” “Today my changeup was good. Curveball was working pretty good, too. And good fastball command. I kind of had all three for a while there, was making good pitches,” Hendricks said. “Kind of the same old story with Willson (Contreras) back there, man, he was solid again. We were on the same page. Just two bad changeups really today, two changeups up. That was about it. Was hoping we could keep that winning streak going. But just start a new one tomorrow.” Yes, the Cubs’ 11-game winning streak came to an end with Saturday’s loss, but the streak of great starts for Hendricks is still going strong. In his last 11 games (10 starts, thanks to a three-inning relief appearance thrown in there), he’s 7-1 with a 1.22 ERA, striking out 63 hitters compared to just nine earned runs allowed in 66 1/3 innings. The Cubs have an 8-3 record in those games. Saturday, the bullpen and some silent Cubs bats washed Hendricks’ effort away in the 8-4 loss, relievers Carl Edwards Jr. and Joe Smith combining to give up six runs in the eighth and the Cubs offense doing almost nothing after a two-run second inning. But certainly Hendricks was fantastic, and it took him leaving the game for the Cardinals to mount a sustained threat. “They’re aggressive usually. They were really aggressive today, too, a lot of first-pitch swings,” Hendricks said. “I was just trying to get ahead with some fastballs. I was able to do that. I was just missing a few bats, getting some foul balls instead of balls put in play today. So that was probably all it was.” Hendricks has proven himself the Cubs’ most reliable starting pitcher at the moment, though it’s not like his teammates are far behind. Since the All-Star break, Cubs starting pitchers have been incredible. Dating back to the final game of the first half, Cubs starters have a 2.49 ERA in 180 2/3 innings. “We’re still rolling, we’re feeling good with the group, passing the baton — whatever saying you want to use,” Hendricks said. “It just seems like we want that next guy to go out there and raise the bar a little higher, perform well.” Tags: Chicago Cubs , Kyle Hendricks Kyle Hendricks shares NL Player of the Week honors with Ichiro Kyle Hendricks shares NL Player of the Week honors with Ichiro By CSN Staff August 08, 2016 6:43 PM Latest Cubs Talk Why Papelbon’s crazy act makes sense for Cubs Cubs apologize for 'irresponsible music selection' MLB Power Rankings: American League playoff races coming into focus Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks has been on a roll lately and received an award for his efforts on Monday. Hendricks and Ichiro Suzuki were named National League Co-Players of the Week for the period ending Aug. 7. To earn the recognition, Hendricks went 2-0 with a 0.55 ERA with nine strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings. On Monday he pitched his third complete game and second career shutout. He followed that up with a win in Oakland on Sunday where he took a shutout into the eighth inning before allowing a solo home run. On the season Hendricks has a 2.17 ERA. Hendricks' run is impressive, but it's not quite as impressive as Ichiro's accomplishment of reaching 3,000 hits on Sunday. The 42-year-old tripled in Colorado on Sunday for his 3,000th hit. He became the 30th player in MLB history to reach the milestone and only the fourth foreign-born player to do so. Tags: Chicago Cubs , Kyle Hendricks Kyle Hendricks' latest gem helps Cubs complete sweep of A's Kyle Hendricks' latest gem helps Cubs complete sweep of A's By Associated Press August 07, 2016 6:25 PM Latest Cubs Talk Why Papelbon’s crazy act makes sense for Cubs Cubs apologize for 'irresponsible music selection' MLB Power Rankings: American League playoff races coming into focus OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched into the eighth inning for his fifth win since June and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler both homered off A's starter Sean Manaea (3-7). Bryant's home run was his 27th this season, one more than the two-time All-Star had in 2015 when he was the NL's rookie of the year. The Cubs' seventh straight win improved them to a major league-best 69-41 and marked their 10th series sweep this season. That topped their mark from a year ago, and increased their lead in the NL Central to 11 1/2 games over St. Louis. Hendricks (11-7) was dominant against an A's team that had dropped seven of eight going into the day. Chicago's right-hander allowed three hits over 7 1/3 innings, struck out four and retired 17 straight before Marcus Semien's one-out home run in the eighth. Hendrick lowered his ERA to 2.17, second-lowest in the majors among qualifiers behind the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Pedro Strop retired two batters and Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his third save since arriving in a trade from the New York Yankees on July 25. Bryant and Soler finished with two hits apiece for the Cubs. Bryant homered leading off the sixth while Soler — who homered in the series-opener Friday after being activated from the disabled list earlier in the day — hit his seventh home run this season leading off the seventh. Anthony Rizzo added an RBI double in the eighth. The A's had not scored in 19 consecutive innings before Semien hit his 23rd home of the year, a towering solo shot that ended Hendricks' day. Menaea bounced back from a rough outing against the Angels but remained winless since June 29. The rookie left-hander allowed two runs over six-plus innings, struck out four and walked two. 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