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With runners on first and second and one out in the fifth inning, right-hander Jordan Wicks faced former National League MVP Freddie Freeman. With his pitch count approaching 100, Wicks threw a sinker that got Freeman to swing for strike three. With that, his day was done.
“He pitched his way through it and got a good hitter in Freeman out after a pretty good battle,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.