Cubs fall apart in 7-1 loss after Joe Maddon decides to pull Kyle Hendricks

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It’s a question Joe Maddon has heard before: Why did you pull Kyle Hendricks so early? Fans and media asked it after Game 7 of the World Series, when Hendricks left in the fifth inning after throwing just 63 pitches. Reporters asked again Sunday after a decision that might have tilted the game in favor of the Pirates, who won 7-1. “It was the right thing to do,” Maddon said. “It just did not work out.” Maddon summoned Tommy La Stella to pinch hit in the fifth with the Cubs trailing 1-0. They had runners on first and second with nobody out. Hendricks had been terrific, allowing three hits, two walks and one run — a Josh Harrison home run to lead off the game — in his five innings. He had thrown

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