Oof. Hicks also issued a pair of free passes in the ballgame while recording only one strikeout. Despite there being traffic on the bases in every inning, all of the damage done against Hicks came in the third as the Giants utilized four consecutive hits, a walk and a wild pitch to begin the inning to push three runs across. It actually could have been worse for Hicks, as he exited with two men on and zero outs and Ryan Weston successfully stranded both runners. It’s been a rough spring so far for Hicks who holds a 6.75 ERA, 2.50 WHIP and a 4/3 K/BB ratio over four innings in his first two starts.
