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Reaches 20 home runs Happ went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two total RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to Atlanta.

Impact Happ and Mike Tauchman each went deep in the third inning, giving the Cubs a 3-1 lead for the moment. The former is up to 20 long balls this season, which is the third time in his seven-year MLB career that he's reached the plateau. Happ would need a remarkable finish over the final four games of the regular season to match his career best of 25 home runs, set back in 2021. He has already set a new career high with 81 RBI this year.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hits grand slam in loss Happ went 2-for-5 with a double and a grand slam in Wednesday's 13-7 loss to the Pirates.

Impact Happ got the Cubs back in the game with his fifth-inning grand slam, but the team's pitchers couldn't hold Pittsburgh down. The veteran outfielder now has 19 home runs this year, which is six away from trying the career high he set back in 2021. Happ has already established a new career high with his 77 RBI so far this season.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Records three hits in loss Happ went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact The Cubs only mustered seven hits as a team, with Happ recording nearly half of them as he extended his hitting streak to four games. The outfielder was also the only Chicago player with multiple hits in the contest. Happ is now batting .246 for the season, which is a step back from the career-best .271 mark he registered last year, though he has already surpassed his 2022 home run and RBI totals.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Chicago Cubs lineup shuffle: Why Ian Happ is hitting leadoff, and center field options Ian Happ is not unfamiliar with hitting in the Chicago Cubs’ leadoff spot. Manager David Ross likes the consistency in Happ’ s at-bats and h...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • TWINCITIES.COM

Launches 18th homer Happ went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Happ snapped a 13-game homer drought, during which he hit a paltry .188 (9-for-48). His blast got the Cubs on the board in the ninth inning and nearly sparked a comeback, though the rally fell short. The outfielder has maintained a .241/.357/.417 slash line with 18 homers, 73 RBI, 77 runs scored and 14 stolen bases -- those counting starts are all career highs, but his ratios are on the lower end of his career performance through 145 contests this season.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Doubles, scores twice Wednesday Happ went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Giants.

Impact Happ went 0-for-7 in the first two games against San Francisco, but he bounced back Wednesday, and the outfielder has been mostly solid lately. Over his last 10 games, he's batting .324 with two home runs, six runs scored and nine RBI. Happ typically occupies a key spot in Chicago's lineup and should continue to have opportunities to produce as long as the Cubs keep clicking on offense.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Big effort in Sunday rout Happ went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and four RBI in Sunday's 15-7 victory over the Reds. He also stole a base.

Impact Happ was all over the place in Chicago's rout, giving him 13 stolen bases this season and pushing his batting average to .248, to go along with a .794 OPS. The outfielder has been much better lately, batting .368 with a robust 1.208 OPS over his past 10 games with three long balls and 13 RBI in that time. It's been a solid year overall, and Happ is seemingly poised to give fantasy managers a boost down the stretch.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Srtrong showing in twin bill Happ went 3-for-7 with two walks, a double, a home run, two runs scored, three RBI and a stolen base across both games of Friday's doubleheader split with the Reds.

Impact The outfielder did most of his damage in the matinee, providing the Cubs with some insurance runs in the ninth inning with a two-run blast to right-field on the first pitch he saw from Derek Law, but he also drove in a run and swiped a bag in the nightcap. Happ has reached base safely in 17 straight games, slashing .288/.365/.606 over that stretch with 11 extra-base hits (five doubles, two triples and four homers), 12 runs and 15 RBI.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in loss Happ went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Brewers.

Impact Chicago managed just five hits as a team, with Happ and Patrick Wisdom going deep for the only offense against Wade Miley and three Milwaukee relievers. Happ is now up to 16 home runs for the season, and he's riding a six-game hitting streak. During the streak, he's gone deep twice and tallied six RBI, pushing him to 64 RBI this year. The outfielder is closing in on the 17 home runs and 72 RBI he posted in 2022.

AUGUST 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Chicago Cubs: Why David Ross sticks with Ian Happ in No. 3 spot Nearly every iteration of the Chicago Cubs lineup over the last seven weeks has featured the same player in the No. 3 spot.

AUGUST 26, 2023 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Homers in loss Happ went 2-for-4 with one double and a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Pirates.

Impact Happ led off the ninth with a home run off Pirates' closer David Bednar to cut the lead to one. Happ also doubled to record his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 11. For the season, Happ is now slashing .241/.359/.411 with 15 home runs, 60 RBI, 66 runs scored and 11 steals over 543 plate appearances.

AUGUST 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs' Ian Happ gets best of hometown team as Pirates fall in extra innings PITTSBURGH — As he’s seemed to do many times to his hometown team, Ian Happ got the best of the Pirates once again.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Ian Happ hits go-ahead single in 10th, Cubs move closer to NL Central lead with 5-4 win over Pirates

Ian Happ hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

For the Chicago Cubs to get to the next level offensively, Ian Happ's and Seiya Suzuki's power production must continue The way pitchers have attacked Ian Happ follows a similar approach. It’ s a formula Chicago Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly has seen rightie...

AUGUST 16, 2023 • BOSTONHERALD.COM

For the Chicago Cubs to get to the next level offensively, Ian Happ's and Seiya Suzuki's power production must continue The way pitchers have attacked Ian Happ follows a similar approach. It’ s a formula Chicago Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly has seen rightie...

AUGUST 16, 2023 • TWINCITIES.COM

Blasts home run in loss Happ went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Happ got the Cubs started with his 14th home run of the season in the first inning, but the team didn't do much from there. The outfielder has only 10 hits this month in 13 games, giving him an even .200 batting average in August, though four of those hits have left the park. Happ could reach 20 home runs for the third time in his career at this rate, even if his batting average scuffles.

AUGUST 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in win Happ went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over Atlanta.

Impact Happ continued his power surge, as he now has five home runs over his last 10 games, getting him to 13 long balls on the season. The outfielder hit 17 homers last year, which seems within reach, though he may be harder pressed to reach his career high of 25 home runs, which he set back in 2021.

AUGUST 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ian Happ homers twice to help Cubs rout Reds 16-6

Ian Happ homered twice and the Chicago Cubs easily overcame an early deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 16-6 on Wednesday night

AUGUST 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep twice in rout Happ went 2-for-4 with a walk, two solo home runs and three runs scored in Wednesday's 16-6 win over the Reds.

Impact Happ is heating up a bit with four home runs across his last seven games, bringing him to 12 for the season. The outfielder had 17 long balls a season ago, which seems within reach if he keeps this up. His career high of 25 home runs might be harder to match, however. Either way, fantasy managers are enjoying this recent level of production.

AUGUST 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Belts 10th homer Happ went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer run and a walk Saturday in a 5-1 victory versus the Cardinals.

Impact Happ plated the first runs of the game for Chicago with his two-run shot off Adam Wainwright in the third inning. The long ball gave the outfielder 10 homers on the season, a mark he has accomplished in all seven of his big-league campaigns. Happ has reached base in eight straight games and is batting .310 (9-for-26) with two homers, four RBI, 11 runs, a steal and a 7:6 BB:K over that span.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ian Happ, Yan Gomes club HRs as Cubs beat Cardinals Ian Happ and Yan Gomes hit two-run homers as the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the St.

JULY 30, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas suspended 5 games for intentionally hitting Cubs' Ian Happ St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas sent a message to Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ. MLB sent a message back with a five-game suspe...

JULY 28, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Cardinals, Cubs react after Willson Contreras injured on Ian Happ's backswing Contreras came out of the game with a scalp laceration. Soon, Miles Mikolas and Oli Marmol were gone, too.

JULY 28, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ has dust-up with St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ accidentally hit St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras in the head on a swing in the top of the f...

JULY 28, 2023 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Cubs' Ian Happ gets into dust-up with Cardinals Photos from a first-inning altercation between Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ and the St. Louis Cardinals on July 27, 2023, in St. Louis...

JULY 28, 2023 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM