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Pitcher Michael Darrell-Hicks waited 561 days between starts while healing from a UCL injury he sustained in the summer of 2018. Upon returning this season, Darrell-Hicks (1-1) has accumulated 13.2 innings pitched in three appearances, allowing eight hits, seven earned runs and nine walks while striking out 14 batters. “Before a pitch, I think to myself that this guy can’t hit me, and in between I just like to have fun and maybe smile a little bit,” Darrell-Hicks said.