Hicks will serve as the opening pitcher in Saturday's game against the Rays, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.
Hicks will draw his first opening assignment of the season after pitching 13.1 consecutive scoreless innings while posting a 21:5 K:BB since June 21. He'll likely exit the game after the first inning, at which point Noah Schultz will take over as the bulk reliever.