Ian Happ Homers in London!

Ian Happ got💫 the Cubs on the board first in London, with his sixth home run of the season to !

Per the broadcast, that was Happ’s fifth career homer off Adam Wainwright, and it put the Cubs up 1-0. Happ’s up-to-the-minute slash line is .268/.388/.421 (125 wRC+), as he continues a nice little hot streak.

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