Cubs' Kyle Hendricks takes the 'L' in must-win game against Pirates. Is it goodnight and farewell?

On Sept. 3, 2014, Cubs rookie Kyle Hendricks took the mound at Wrigley Field and beat the Brewers. It was only career start No. 10 for the 24-year-old right-hander, but already he was 6-1 with a 2.02 ERA that was taking him from organizational question mark to a real part of the team’s plans. The Cubs were a last-place team that year, but they would win nine times in Hendricks’ final 10 starts and maybe, just maybe, had begun to head in a very promising direction.

“It’s almost as if we’re...