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It’s best not to read too much into one game, but it’s understandable if Jordan Wicks fueled a few dreams in the Cubs’ 10-6 victory Saturday against the Pirates.
In his five-inning, one-run, two-hit big-league debut, Wicks struck out nine Pirates and walked one. Only two Cubs have struck out more in their first game: Mark Prior with 10 in six innings against the Pirates in 2002 and Thomas Diamond with 10 in six innings against the Brewers in 2010.