Jordan Hicks got to face six hitters in his 21-pitch outing Wednesday night against Houston. But the Cardinals’ fireballer, in his second spring appearance after not having pitched since June, 2019, retired only two of them.
Hicks walked two, grazed one hitter with a pitch and committed a fielding error on a ball hit to him in the sixth inning before coming out of the game. The Cardinals and Astros battled to a 4-4 tie.