After taking care of business with two wins against the Brewers, the Cubs now face the flagging Reds for four games in three days. The action begins with a doubleheader that sees rookie Jordan Wicks getting his second start of the season in the early game. Wicks made quite an impression in his debut last weekend, though it didn’t start out all that well.
Just eight pitches into the bottom of the opening frame, the Pirates were up 1-0 and had men on first and second thanks to a leadoff homer, a single, and a walk.