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Chicago Cubs' Pitching Staff Dominates Again to Tie Longstanding Record in Team History

The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night thanks a pitching performance that added to some already special team history.

Brady Farkas

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) throws a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning at American Family Field on July 13.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) throws a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning at American Family Field on July 13. / Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
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The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night, 5-1, at Busch Stadium to move to 46-49 on the season.

With the loss, St. Louis is 48-45. In the win, the Cubs got a pristine pitching performance from longtime veteran Kyle Hendricks, who worked 7.0 strong innings. He gave up five hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out three.

It's been a difficult year for Hendricks, who is now 2-7 with a 6.78 ERA. The pitching performance was a nice night for him and helped the Cubs tie a longstanding record in team history as well.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

the Cubs' 32-inning scoreless IP streak on the road tied a streak in 1908 for longest in franchise history on the road

h/t @EliasSports

The Cubs did not surrender a run until the ninth inning when rookie Hunter Bigge was charged with an earned run.

On the offensive side of things, Chicago got a double from Ian Happ and a pair of RBI from both Nico Hoerner and David Bote. It was a 13-hit performance for the Cubs, with 12 of them being singles.

The two teams will rekindle their rivalry again on Saturday afternoon with first pitch coming at 2:15 p.m. ET. Hayden Wesneski will start for the Cubs and look to keep momentum going. He's 3-5 this year with a 3.67 ERA.

On the other side will be veteran Lance Lynn, who is 4-4 with a 4.48 ERA. The Cubs are currently tied for last in the National League Central while the Cardinals are in second.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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