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Cubs left-hander Jordan Wicks capped his final inning Tuesday with a two-pitch out.
He had battled deeper into counts with Astros stars Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman to get most of the way through the sixth inning. Then clear of top of the order, he went at Yainer Diaz with a second-pitch fastball in the zone.
Wicks induced Diaz to fly out and then strode toward the dugout, his best start of the season complete.
“I think it was just being on attack from the go,” Wicks said after the Cubs’ 7-2 win against the Astros.