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Those fans thirsting for the Chicago Cubs team that slugged its way to wins earlier in the season have had to settle for low-scoring nail-biters lately.
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates fell 3-2 to the Chicago Cubs in ten innings on Sunday, June 13, dropping the game and the series on a walk-off hit from Steel City native Ian Happ.
With the best vantage point in the house, Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson pumped his fist in the air as second baseman Nico Hoerner shuffled up from the infield dirt. Hoerner had just made a diving snag of a liner off the bat of Isiah Kiner-Falefa,
Happ's perspective helped Pressly get back on track after an ugly outing last month. It worked, and now the Cubs' offseason trade acquisition is back in the ninth inning.
Happ went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2, 10-inning win over the Pirates. He also stole a base.
Chicago Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly was humbled in front of the fans at Wrigley Field. The 36-year-old closer, who was supposed to be their answer in the ninth inning, found himself lit up like a Christmas tree against the San Francisco Giants.
Ian Happ hit two of the Chicago Cubs' four home runs in an 8-4 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
“I think everybody had a lot of faith that this was coming,” manager Craig Counsell said. “It’s fun to see because this is what makes a good team. This is what makes a good offense, is that Ian can kind of be not clicking, and then he gets clicking and it wins you a game.”