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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/29/26): Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 – Homer Issues Cost Cubs Again
The Cubs failed to continue their winning streak against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium Friday night. The main culprit in the loss, as it has been so many times this season, was the starting pitcher giving up home runs. Chicago had an excellent beginning with Ian Happ crushing a three-run homer off of Andre Pallante … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/29/26): Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 – Hom...2026
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for May 27, 2026

Who Owned Baseball for May 27, 2026 Earning 1 WOB Blaze Alexander went 3 for 4 with a homer and 6 RBI as Baltimore clobbered Tampa Bay, 11-2. Gerrit Cole fanned 10 in 6 2/3 innings of 4 hit, no walk ball as the Yankees shutout the Royals, 7-0. Ian Happ ended the Cubs losing […]...2026
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/27/26): Cubs 10, Pirates 4 – Big Inning Snaps Losing Streak
The Cubs’ offense finally came to play on Wednesday night against the Pirates after nearly two weeks of frustration. The road team put up double digits on the scoreboard and finally snapped their brutal 10-game losing streak. Chicago rallied in the opening inning when Ian Happ had a two-run single against starter Bubba Chandler to … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/27/26): Cubs...2026
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• Cubs' Ian Happ cementing status as elite left fielder in MLB

While we just entered the month of May, Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ has made an early statement about how he's solidified his status as one of the top left fielders in MLB....2026
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/2/26): Cubs 2, D-Backs 0 – Happ Slugs, Shōta Shines in Shutout
The Cubs continued their dominance at Wrigley Field with a 10th consecutive home victory on Saturday afternoon. This win came in a low-scoring affair that featured a dominant starting pitching performance and a couple of big swings by Ian Happ. The Gold Glove left fielder put Chicago on top with a solo home run off … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/2/26): Cubs 2, D-Backs 0 – Happ Sl...2026
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• Ian Happ Integral as Cubs Keep Winning War of Attrition
If it seems like the Cubs have been doing a poor job of capitalizing with the runners in scoring position or even with the bases loaded, that’s because they have been. Their aggregate .246 average with runners on base is tied for 17th in MLB, and their 103 wRC+ in those situations puts them in … The post Ian Happ Integral as Cubs Keep Winning War of Attrition appeared first on ....2026

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Pete Alonso, 1B, Baltimore Orioles Alonso has been a consistent fantasy producer since his rookie year in 2019. Alonso has displayed some variance year-to-year, but he's played in over 152 games in every season (except 2020 where he played in 57 of 60), slugged over .500 in five seasons, and driven in over 100 in four. This is as stable of a fantasy asset as they come. There is a false narrative a...2026
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• Future watch

Twelve years ago I wrote a post about the return of the Topps Future Star(s) label and my lack of appreciation for it when Topps first broke it out in the late 1980s (although it used "Future Stars" to describe its three-player prospect cards at the start of the decade). Since first returning in 2014 -- actually its second return as the Future Stars went on hiatus for 1992 and 1993 befo...2026
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• Preseason Prep-March 8, 2026
Around the League Shea Langliers-Athletics-C Shea Langeliers broke out in a major way in 2025, slashing .277/.325/.536 with 31 HR, 73 R, 72 RBI, and 7 SB in 523 PA while posting a 132 wRC+. The power surge was supported by strong underlying metrics, including an 11% barrel rate and 45% hard-hit rate, both comfortably above league average for catchers. Perhaps most encouraging was the improveme...2026
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• Pasquantino’s pair of pokes powers potentates, prevailing 8-4

David Banks-Imagn Images Vinnie hit two of Kansas City’s four two-run homers. The Kansas City Royals couldn’t stop hitting home runs as they demolished the Chicago Cubs 8-4 this afternoon at Wrigley Field. The game started interestingly when leadoff man Adam Frazier hit a flyball deep down the right field line. I heard somebody yell “CAN OF CORN” on the broadcast a second before the ball c...2025
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• Cubs 13, Reds 6: Pete Crow-Armstrong does it again

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Cubs center fielder had his second six-RBI game... in a week. This Cubs team is starting to do really special things. Seriously, the Cubs had no business winning Friday’s game, not after Matthew Boyd had a rare bad outing, not after Julian Merryweather had another lousy relief appearance, not after they went into the seventh inning trailing by four. And ...2025
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• Cubs 9, Giants 2: The offense resumes its onslaught

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images And the Cubs got solid pitching from Matthew Boyd again. After being shut out Sunday for only the second time this year and then losing Shōta Imanaga for an indefinite time with a hamstring injury, you could have forgiven the Cubs if they had entered Monday’s game in a bit of a down mood. No matter. The Cubs opened a brief three-game homestan...2025
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• Cubs 9, Pirates 0: Everyone digs the long ball

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs smashed four home runs. Shōta Imanaga left the game with an apparent injury, but should be fine. The Cubs had lost two in a row and not looked good doing it completing their most recent homestand. That’s why their offensive explosion against the Pirates Tuesday evening was especially nice to see. Cubs batters hit four home runs, part of a 13-h...2025
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• Cubs 16, Dodgers 0: The hits and home runs just kept on coming

Two of the Cubs’ home run heroes from Saturday night, Carson Kelly and Michael Busch | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images It took a while, but the Cubs brought out the big bats at Dodger Stadium Saturday evening. The Cubs and Dodgers looked like they would be locked in a classic pitcher’s duel for the first five innings of this game. Ben Brown and Roki Sasaki were both dealing, and both teams flashe...2025
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• Cubs 7, Padres 1: Pitching, defense and three-run homers

Matt Marton-Imagn Images And a catch for the ages by Ian Happ. If you’ve been around baseball long enough, you probably remember today’s recap headline as a statement from longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver when asked what wins baseball games. “Pitching, defense and three-run homers” was always Weaver’s response, and the Cubs got all three on another chilly Saturday afternoon a...2025
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• Cody Bellinger does not opt out of his 2025 contract and will remain a Cub

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The plot thickens. We’ve been waiting for news on Cody Bellinger and here it is: BREAKING: Chicago Cubs CF/1B Cody Bellinger picked up his $27.5 million player option for the 2025 season and will not be a free agent, sources tell me and @JeffPassan.— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) November 2, 2024 So Bellinger will remain a Cub and play a t...2024
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• Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5: At last, a win in Canada
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Cubs ended a 14-year losing streak north of the border. TORONTO — It required six relievers (seven, if you count Luke Farrell on what was a bullpen day) and some timely hitting, but Wednesday night the Cubs ended a losing streak in Canada that had lasted more than 14 years. Sure, it was only a five-game Canadian losing streak (three in 2014, the first ...2022
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"Here’s why you can call Ian Happ ‘Mr. Consistent’"

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"They forced extra innings and Ian Happ’s 10th-inning single completed a wild 11-10 victory over the Dodgers."

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"This double by Ian Happ made it 5-2 [VIDEO]."

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"Then, as Ian Happ struck out, Hoerner and Swanson executed a double steal."

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"Ian Happ, who was named a finalist last month, has won his first Gold Glove for his play in left field for the Cubs this year."

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"Ian Happ Found His Hitting Stroke a Little Too Late"

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"Why Cubs' Ian Happ, one year after demotion, looks primed to win center field job"

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"In a surprise move, the Cubs have optioned outfielder/infielder Ian Happ to Triple-A Iowa, manager Joe Maddon announced Saturday (via Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic)."

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"For the first time this spring, someone other than Ian Happ or Albert Almora Jr."

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"Jon Lester hit his first Major League home run, notched his 2,000th career strikeout and got homers from Anthony Rizzo, Ian Happ and Javier Baez, to post a 16-4 victory over the D-backs on Tuesday night and continue the Cubs' hot second-half run."

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"Monday night was one of many firsts for Ian Happ."

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"For the fifth straight season, the Cubs selected a position player in the first round, picking second baseman/outfielder Ian Happ from Cincinnati with the ninth pick overall in the MLB Draft on Monday."

• Poll: What Should The Cubs Do With Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki?
The Cubs kicked off the 2026 season with a pair of notable extensions. They locked up star center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and veteran second baseman Nico Hoerner on contracts that will keep both players in town through the end of the 2032 season. Even after extending Hoerner (who was a pending free agent prior to […]...2026
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• Cubs 4, Yankees 1: Shōta Imanaga leads the way

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Cubs homered twice and won the series from the Yankees. After a blowout loss Friday, the Cubs really needed to get back on track and take a pair from the Yankees, and that’s exactly what they did, finishing up with a solid 4-1 victory Sunday behind outstanding pitching from Shōta Imanaga and home runs by Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson. Busch, in fact, did ...2025
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• Cubs 8, Cardinals 0: Now that’s more like it

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs got solid pitching, timely and varied hitting and excellent defense and ended their losing streak. The last week of Cubs baseball, before Wednesday night, had been... well, let’s just say not fun to watch. Wednesday, the team got back to the ways it had been winning previously. Matthew Boyd threw six shutout innings, the team scored ...2025
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• Cubs 5, Marlins 2: Home runs by Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki are enough

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images And Colin Rea turned in yet another excellent start. In the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings Monday night at Wrigley Field, the Cubs had just five baserunners, only two getting past second base. Fortunately, a five-run fifth featuring two-run homers by Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki provided more than enough of...2025
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• Cubs 7, Padres 1: Pitching, defense and three-run homers
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• Cubs 3, Padres 1: Shōta shines on a cloudy, chilly Wrigley afternoon

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs welcomed fans back to Wrigley Field with a win. Friday’s home Cubs opener at Wrigley Field was typical of so many over the years: Cloudy, wind blowing off the lake, temperature in the mid-40s. The capacity house of 40,244 was there to be entertained and to see a win, and they certainly got both. Shōta Imanaga, perhaps the most popular current C...2025
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• Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 6: Another bullpen meltdown

Allan Henry-Imagn Images I thought we had left these in 2024. This was supposed to be a happy recap, highlighted by Kyle Tucker’s three-run homer in the eighth inning that gave the Cubs a four-run lead. Tucker has hit very well in the early going, so far he’s been worth the haul that was sent to the Astros for him. The other thing Jed Hoyer & Co. supposedly did this winter was address the ...2025
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• Cubs 6, Royals 0: All-Star Matthew Boyd shines bright

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs posted their 12th shutout of 2025. Matthew Boyd’s first career All-Star selection did not result in him playing in the game, mostly because the Cubs wanted him to rest for games exactly like this one. The well-rested Boyd, who had last pitched 10 days earlier, threw seven outstanding shutout innings and the Cubs put together a varied...2025
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• Cubs 4, Yankees 1: Shōta Imanaga leads the way
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• Cubs 10, Mariners 7: The wind was blowing OUT at Wrigley Field

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images ... and that helped some home runs leave the yars. Game time conditions at Wrigley Field Saturday, per the boxscore of the Cubs’ 10-7 win over the Mariners: Twenty miles per hour is putting it mildly. The Cubs didn’t even raise the team standings flags before the game (Bluesky link): The wind is blowing OUT at Wrigley Field. Too windy for...2025
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The Cubs took care of business against a surprisingly tenacious Rockies team. It was another unseasonably chilly night at Wrigley Field Wednesday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50s and the wind, again, blowing in. And the Cubs got what they needed to defeat the Rockies 2-1 and complete a three-game sweep: Pitching, defense and just enough hitting...2025
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• Cubs 5, Marlins 2: Home runs by Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki are enough
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• Cubs 4, Phillies 0: A (Colin) Rea of sunshine on a rainy Friday at Wrigley Field

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs waited out a long rain delay and produced a satisfying win. Yet another rain delay hit Wrigley Field Friday afternoon, the second of this homestand. This time, play didn’t begin until after the delay, and the result was better than on the previous rain day last Sunday. Colin Rea and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and the Cubs got...2025
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• Cubs 3, Padres 1: Shōta shines on a cloudy, chilly Wrigley afternoon
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• Cubs 10, Athletics 2: Sweep!

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Cubs had themselves some fun in Sacramento. During the Cubs’ 10-2 demolition of the Athletics Wednesday afternoon, I got a text from a friend of mine: “Maybe the Cubs should move to Sacramento.” Well, of course that’s a silly notion, but the Cubs sure seemed to enjoy hitting in Sutter Health Park, where they smashed eight home runs and outscor...2025
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• The White Sox youth movement dominates the Cubs in Crosstown opener

Can I get a “Thanks, Cubs!” for ... Mike Tauchman? | Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The South Siders beat the snot out of the slumping North Siders in a 12-5 win Pardon my French, but the White Sox opened a can of whoop ass on the Cubs and never looked back, continuing their post-All-Star break hot streak. Only 16.5 games out of the WC hunt. Don’t stop believing. Thun-DERRRR #WhiteSox https:...2025
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• Cubs 6, Red Sox 0: Back-to-back jacks... twice!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs played long ball Saturday, and held the visitors from Boston scoreless. Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker went deep as the first two Cubs batters of the game Saturday evening against the Red Sox. And then in the eighth, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ did the same, also back-to-back. The four home runs helped the Cubs to a 6-0 victory o...2025
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• Cubs 7, Guardians 4: The wins just keep on coming

Steve Sher The Cubs remain undefeated after 10 spring outings. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs ended their tie streak at three Saturday afternoon with a convincing 7-4 win over the Guardians. That gives them seven wins to go with the three ties, and they haven’t lost yet this spring. Right. Spring wins and losses mean nothing. I know this. You know this. And yet... there’s just something that fee...2025
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs fought off the weather and a Rockies rally to complete the three-game sweep. The weather outside was frightful. And, for a while, so was the Cubs’ bullpen. But in the end, the Cubs hung on Wednesday night for a 9-8 win over the Rockies, their fourth straight victory. It rained — and snowed — most of the day in Chicago and the start of the game w...2024
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Cubs 4, White Sox 3: Christopher Morel walks it off

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports ... and, my friends, this was the game of the year. So far, anyway. As baseball fans, each and every one of us lives for moments like we had at Wrigley Field Wednesday evening, a game in which our team seems headed for an inevitable, crushing defeat and then in a matter of just a few seconds, we are all sent into indescribable joy. Or, as a friend of mine...2023
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• Cubs 17, Nationals 3: The bats suddenly come alive
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Now THAT was fun! As the bottom of the sixth inning began Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field, I was sitting at the ballpark thinking sad thoughts about how I’d write yet another recap of another losing baseball game for the Chicago Cubs. And then the Cubs bats woke up, exploding for 17 hits and 16 runs over the last three innings, crushing the Nationals 1...2023
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• Cubs 4, Marlins 1: The complaint department is closed
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Justin Steele threw another nice game and the Cubs had enough timely hitting to win. The Cubs came off their worst road trip in quite some time and faced a team that swept them last weekend. No matter! Thanks to seven excellent innings from Justin Steele, a two-run homer by Ian Happ and a couple of other key hits, the Cubs defeated the Marlins 4-1 on a pi...2023
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• The Cubs introduce their new $177 million shortstop, Dansby Swanson
Marquee Sports Network Among other things, his grandfather might have pointed him at the Cubs. This morning, the Cubs made their signing of Dansby Swanson to a seven-year, $177 million contract official, and the new shortstop was introduced to the media at a news conference broadcast live. All of the information and quotes here are from that live broadcast on Marquee Sports Network. The pr...2022
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• The Cubs say Tom Ricketts will speak at Cubs Convention
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images What could possibly go wrong? The Cubs sent out a press release Thursday morning detailing events at the Cubs Convention, scheduled to be held January 13-15, 2023, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. The fan convention will kick off Friday, January 13 at 5 p.m. CST with Marquee Sports Network: Red Carpet Special, a college gameday-inspired show, followed by ...2022
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• Lester, Rizzo lead Cubs in 5-HR, 16-run rout
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• Q&K: Quintana fans 12 in dazzling debut win
Jose Quintana made a great first impression on the Cubs, who did their best to welcome him. Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo each belted two-run homers and rookie Ian Happ smacked a two-run double to back Quintana in his debut, an 8-0 Interleague victory on Sunday over the Orioles at Camden Yards....2017
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• With Happ leading way, Cubs break out in win
Looking to spark a lineup that was kept quiet the last three nights at PNC Park, Cubs manager Joe Maddon kept it local. Maddon slotted Ian Happ, a product of nearby Mt. Lebanon, into the leadoff spot and watched the Cubs' bats slowly but surely break out in an 8-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday night....2017
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• Cubs score 7 straight runs to rally past Rays
Pinch-hitter Jon Jay smacked a game-tying three-run homer in the sixth inning and rookie Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh to lift the Cubs to a 7-3 victory over the Rays on Wednesday at Wrigley Field and split the Interleague series....2017
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• Cubs outslug Reds for Maddon's 1,000th win
Kyle Schwarber smacked a 462-foot home run, Ian Happ hit his second homer in three games, Addison Russell led off the seventh with a blast, and Anthony Rizzo launched a solo shot in the eighth to lift the Cubs to a 9-5 victory Tuesday night over the Reds and give Maddon his 1,000th career win....2017
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• Cubs follow Rizzo's HR 'lead' to beat Padres
Anthony Rizzo smacked his third leadoff home run in the last seven games and rookie Ian Happ hit his ninth homer to back Mike Montgomery and lift the Cubs to a 4-0 victory on Tuesday night over the Padres....2017
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• Cubs take versatile switch-hitter Happ at No. 9
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• Braves' Fried halts Cubs' streak in 1st start
In his first Major League start, rookie lefty Max Fried combined with four Braves relievers to end the Cubs' winning streak at six games. The lefty scattered four hits, including a solo homer by Ian Happ, over five innings in the Braves' 5-1 victory over the Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field....2017
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• Lane Thomas, 2022 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
You know the cinematic technique where the dolly wheels in and the camera zooms out? It's used in films to make the viewer feel uneasy. A classic example is in Jaws: JAWS (1975) Cinematography by Bill Butler Directed by Steven Spielberg Watch how the Dolly Zoom works: https://t.co/VHZPLgEzaK pic.twitter.com/cHxSf6dCz2 — One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) June 20, 2021 That was me. I was Roy Sc...2021
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• Jarred Kelenic, 2022 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
Promise you all of my 2022 fantasy baseball sleepers won't be "very hyped rookie who failed to live up to hype and is now priced well in drafts." Though, how about that Brett Lawrie?! No, seriously...But what about Ian Happ?! C'mon! He had a good 2nd half. Okay, gonna stop there, since I might actually write an Ian Happ sleeper post for the fifth year in a row. So, I was looking at the top xwOBAs,...2021
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/29/26): Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 – Homer Issues Cost Cubs Again
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• Happ, Suzuki: No Recent Extension Talks With Cubs
It’s common for baseball teams to spend the winter focusing on new acquisitions and then pivot to extensions during spring training. Nothing seems urgent with a couple of Cubs, as outfielders Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki both tell Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times that they have not yet heard from the club on the…...2026
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• Cubs 6, Red Sox 0: Back-to-back jacks... twice!
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• Cubs 4, Yankees 1: Shōta Imanaga leads the way
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 0: After actual rain, the Cubs rained down hits and runs

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs waited out a rain delay and then unleashed a storm of runs. Matthew Boyd was named a 2025 All-Star and went out Sunday evening and showed why, shutting down the Cardinals for five innings. Meanwhile, his teammates put together a 13-hit attack, including a home run from All-Star snub (at least for now) Seiya Suzuki, and shut out the rival Cardinals 11-0, ta...2025
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• Pirates 2, Cubs 1: A pitcher’s duel gone wrong

Matt Marton-Imagn Images Cade Horton outpitched Paul Skenes, but the Cubs lost anyway. Let’s try to look at the Cubs’ 2-1 loss to the Pirates in 10 innings Friday this way: If there was one game in this series they might have been destined to lose, it was the game where Paul Skenes started for Pittsburgh. On the other hand, the Cubs did have four hits off Skenes and got him out of the game...2025
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• Cubs 10, Athletics 2: Sweep!
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ Shōta time

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The Cubs are .500 after a fine pitching performance and a few unfortunate bounces. The bullpen was spotless. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground fr...2024
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• Contreras, Happ stay Cubs as no match emerges

Despite weeks of speculation that they would be moved, the trade deadline came and went with Willson Contreras and Ian Happ remaining part of the Cubs organization....2022
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• Cubs Aren’t Trading Willson Contreras, Ian Happ
After months of speculation, the Cubs will pass the trade deadline without moving two of their biggest trade chips. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that both catcher Willson Contreras and outfielder Ian Happ will both be staying put in Wrigleyville. It hasn’t exactly been a quiet deadline for the Cubs, as Mychal Givens, David Robertson,…...2022
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• Cubs’ Ian Happ Drawing Significant Trade Interest
Willson Contreras generates the most public speculation with the trade deadline a week away, but teammate outfielder Ian Happ has emerged as one of the more in-demand names on the trade market, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. That’s particularly notable when paired with Happ’s recent acknowledgment that the team has not approached him about a contract…...2022
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