Ian Happ Hits Third Homer in Seven Games for Cubs

Ian Happ delivered the biggest swing in Thursday’s 8-7, 10-inning win over the Phillies and finished 2-for-6 with a solo home run and three runs scored. The Cubs got the result they needed, and Happ kept a recent stretch going that has lifted his season line back to.250.

Happ Drives the Cubs

The homer was Happ’s third over his last seven games, another step in a surge that has run through the middle of Chicago’s lineup. He has now homered seven times this year, and Thursday’s effort gave him a season-high three runs scored in one game.

That night also extended his seven-game hitting streak. During that stretch, he has batted.346, a sharp run of production that has put real weight behind the Cubs’ extra-inning win.

Seven-Game Run

The numbers from the streak show why Happ has been central to Chicago’s recent offense. His.250 season average would be his highest mark since 2022, a sign that the early-season work has started to show up in the box score.

He reached that mark while producing in more than one way on Thursday. The solo shot provided the power, and the two additional runs scored turned a strong line into a decisive one for a Cubs win that went the full 10 innings.

Phillies Leave Chicago With Loss

For the Cubs, the immediate take is simple: Happ’s bat is carrying form into a game they had to finish late. For Happ, the next step is carrying the same contact and run production into the rest of the stretch that has already produced three homers in seven games.