Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks gave up five runs on seven hits over six innings in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Reds. He walked two and struck out nine, throwing 65 of his 99 pitches for strikes in the 9-1 loss.
Hendricks got off to a rough start, as he allowed four runs to score before recording an out in the bottom of the first inning. But he settled in from there, throwing up zeroes until Joey Votto got to him with a solo home run in the fifth.
The five runs are the most Hendricks has allowed since June 19. Even with the poor results on Wednesday, Hendricks still owns a 1.69 ERA over his last five starts.