September 29 – Kyle Hendricks pitched 7 1/3 innings in his final start for the Chicago Cubs in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday afternoon, in his final game with the Chicago Cubs he led them to a 3–0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Hendriks has been with the Cubs since 2014 and helped the Cubs win the World Series in 2016.
Hendriks got the first batter he faced in the eighth inning before being replaced by Tyson Miller (5-1), after which he received hugs from his teammates and a standing ovation from the crowd and the Reds.
Porter Hodge pitched the ninth for his ninth save.
Seiya Suzuki had two hits and scored a run for the Cubs (83-78), who won the series opener 1-0 on Friday.
Reds’ starter Rhett Louder pitched five scoreless innings, allowing three hits, striking out one, and allowing three walks and four walks.
The Reds (76-85) have lost five consecutive games and haven’t scored in their last 19 innings.
Dansby Swanson (3-2) started the eighth inning with a double to the left corner off Buck Farmer (3-2). Justin Wilson came on and Cody Bellinger threw his first pitch, a single to centerfield that put runners on the corners.
Suzuki was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Isaac Paredes followed with an RBI single to center field to give Chicago a 1–0 lead.
Pete Crow-Armstrong then hit a single to center to extend the lead to 2–0. After the bases were loaded, Mike Tauchman drew a walk on four pitches to make it 3–0.
The Cubs threatened Lord through the first five innings, but without success.
After stranding a runner on the corners in the first inning, Nico Hoerner loaded the bases to start the second inning, and shortstop Eli De La Cruz made a defensive error on a backhand attempt, but Hoerner was later caught stealing the ball, ending the inning.
The Cubs then walked off with the bases loaded in the third inning.
Chicago’s No. 9 hitter Miguel Amaya blasted a single to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning, but the top hitter could not take advantage and the Cubs never allowed a run in the inning, moving baserunners into scoring position.
Tony Santillan replaced Lowder in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Suzuki greeted him with a single, but he never even left first base.
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