Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Continues dominance Wednesday against Padres

Hendricks (12-7) pitched six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and two walks while striking out eight in Wednesday's win over the Padres.

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Hendricks has now allowed three runs or fewer in 17 consecutive starts, the longest such streak in the majors this season. Wednesday's win was his third in a row and extended his career-high victory total to 12. The 26-year-old has been phenomenal this season, owning MLB's best ERA at 2.19 through 24 starts and 152 innings. Hendricks finished August with 32 strikeouts over 35.1 innings to go along with his second career complete-game shutout. He'll look to keep things rolling Tuesday in his next start versus the Pirates -- a team he held to one run over six innings in a victory on June 19.