WATCH: Hendricks hits double, Cubs bullpen goes nuts |
CINCINNATI — Trailing 2-1, the Chicago Cubs knotted up the Cincinnati Reds at two apiece in the top of the sixth inning on Saturday afternoon, thanks to a double by starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks.
Kyle Hendricks gets the bullpen jumping with his first double of the year.#Cubs & #Reds tied at 2 on @WGNTV pic.twitter.com/u1YSaahlna Swinging at the first pitch that he saw from Reds hurler David Hernandez, Hendricks cracked a towering double toward the warning track in left-center, scoring Ian Happ from third base to make it a tie ballgame. Marking the third career double for Hendricks, the RBI two-bagger excited the Cubs bullpen, with the relievers expressing their excitement at the uncommon sight of seeing a pitcher coast into second base with a standup double.
