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Free passes sink Jordan Wicks’ start as Cubs lose 4-2 to Mariners to open series

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SEATTLE – Cubs lefty Jordan Wicks is getting swing-and miss, especially on his changeup and slider. But he has yet to make it deep into a game this season.

“A lot of the stuff that we worked on coming into the season, and as far as the four-steam and the breaking balls and stuff like that –all that stuff is great,” Wicks said after the Cubs’ 4-2 loss to the Mariners on Friday. “But we can't still forget who I am and forget what makes me really good. And I feel like a little bit of that we've gotten away from, and we've kind of seen the consequences.