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Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski matches career worsts in runs allowed and walks in rough start vs. Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski had a rare off night

SEPTEMBER 3 • Associated Press

On bench Monday Happ is absent from Monday's starting lineup against Milwaukee.

Impact Despite getting on base three times during Sunday's loss to Cincinnati, Happ will ride the pine for Monday's series opener. Instead, Tyrone Taylor will play left field and cleanup for the Cubs.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Rookie Sal Stewart homers for the 3rd straight game, helping the Reds beat the Cubs 7-5

Rookie Sal Stewart homered for the third straight game to help offset two more home runs by Pete Crow-Armstrong, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday night a...

AUGUST 31 • Associated Press

Tallies two hits, two runs Sunday Happ went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-5 loss to the Reds.

Impact Happ recorded his fourth multi-hit performance in his last nine games, and during that stretch, he's batting .323 with three home runs, eight runs scored and 10 RBI. Overall, Happ is sporting a .750 OPS with 23 long balls, 61 RBI and 80 runs scored this season. The 32-year-old remains a steady performer for fantasy managers, as he rarely misses games and delivers similar offensive production every year.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Saturday Happ isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Impact Happ has just a .527 OPS this season while hitting right-handed, so the Cubs will keep him on the bench Saturday with the Reds set to send lefty Andrew Abbott to the mound. Tyrone Taylor will take over in left field and bat seventh.

AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting versus southpaw Happ is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Arizona.

Impact The switch-hitting Happ is sporting just a .527 OPS and 34.6 percent strikeout rate this season against left-handed pitching, so he'll get a day off as the Diamondbacks send southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez to the hill. Tyrone Taylor will cover left field for the Cubs.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Maintains power surge Happ went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Happ broke open the scoring when he took Brandon Pfaadt deep in the fourth inning. That was Happ's third homer in his last five games. He's hit safely in seven of his last nine games, going 10-for-32 (.313) in that span. For the season, the veteran outfielder is batting .220 with a .754 OPS, 23 homers, 61 RBI, 77 runs scored, 24 doubles, two triples and four stolen bases over 129 contests.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Waldschmidt hits game-winning 2-run HR with 2 outs in 9th to send D-backs past Cubs 5-4

Pinch hitter Ryan Waldschmidt hit a game-winning, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to stun the Chicago Cubs 5-4

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Conforto and Kelly hit back-to-back HRs, lift the Cubs over the Diamondbacks 7-0

Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Deadspin | MLB roundup: Ian Happ, Pedro Ramirez slam Cubs past Mariners Deadspin | MLB roundup: Ian Happ, Pedro Ramirez slam Cubs past Mariners

AUGUST 24 • DEADSPIN.COM

Smacks another home run Sunday Happ went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run, an additional run scored and five total RBI in Sunday's 19-2 win over the Mariners.

Impact Happ had a massive performance as the Cubs rolled to an easy victory. The veteran outfielder got a rest day Saturday, but he went deep in both of his starts over the weekend against Seattle, and he's now up to 22 home runs in 127 games this season. Happ's career high in homers is 25, which he recorded on two different occasions, and he's closing in on that mark in 2026.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Happ and Ramírez hit grand slams to propel the Cubs to a 19-2 blowout of the Mariners

Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez each hit grand slams and had five RBIs, Pete Crow-Armstrong also homered and the Chicago Cubs blew out the Seattle Mariners 19-2 on Sunday to avoid a thr...

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press

Cubs vs Mariners Lineup: No Ian Happ, Alcantara Starts, an MLB Debut, More The Chicago Cubs dropped their Friday night matchup with the Seattle Mariners 6-5 in the 10th inning after Leo Rivas' walk-off RBI single. D...

AUGUST 22 • SI.COM

Getting breather Saturday Happ isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Seattle.

Impact The switch-hitting Happ is slashing just .158/.229/.292 through 132 plate appearances against southpaws this season, so the Cubs will keep him on the bench Saturday while highly touted lefty Kade Anderson makes his MLB debut on the mound for the Mariners. Kevin Alcantara will start in left field and bat eighth.

AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE

Lifts homer Friday Happ went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.

Impact Happ has three homers but just four RBI over 19 contests in August. He's hitting just .194 (12-for-62) with a 7:21 BB:K this month. The prolonged struggles at the plate are evident in his career-worst .216 average and .737 OPS, but he's maintained decent power with 21 homers, 23 doubles and 52 RBI across 125 contests. Happ has also logged four stolen bases and 73 runs scored on the year.

AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE

Leo Rivas has RBI single in 10th, Mariners beat Cubs 6-5

Leo Rivas had an RBI single in the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night

AUGUST 22 • Associated Press

Receiving evening off Happ is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Impact Happ, who turned 32 on Wednesday, will end up getting the night off for his birthday. Tyrone Taylor will pick up the start in left field in place of Happ, who had been included in the lineup in each of the past six games while going 6-for-24 with two home runs, one double, two walks, three RBI and four runs.

AUGUST 12 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs vs. Nationals Lineup: No Ian Happ, Pedro Ramírez at 3B, A Nats Pitching Debut The Washington Nationals know how to put runs on the board, and the Chicago Cubs were reminded of that early Tuesday. They quickly found the...

AUGUST 12 • SI.COM

Deadspin | Ian Happ, Cubs rolling as they visit Nationals Deadspin | Ian Happ, Cubs rolling as they visit Nationals

AUGUST 10 • DEADSPIN.COM

Homers again Sunday Happ went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Royals.

Impact A day after hitting his 19th home run of the season, Happ followed that up with long ball No. 20. The veteran outfielder has now reached the 20-homer plateau in each of the last four years. Happ's career high in home runs is 25, which he recorded on two different occasions in his career. With a strong finish to the 2026 campaign, he could be in line to surpass that figure.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Happ and Amaya homer to help Boyd improve to 8-1 as the Cubs beat the Royals 10-2

Ian Happ hit a two-run homer, Miguel Amaya added a three-run shot and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2

AUGUST 9 • Associated Press

Pops solo home run Happ went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Royals.

Impact Happ connected on his 19th home run of the season against Kansas City starter Seth Lugo in the sixth inning. If the veteran outfielder manages one more long ball this year, it will be his fourth straight 20-homer campaign and the sixth of his 10-year MLB career. Overall, Happ is slashing .212/.322/.411 across 114 games, and he's chipped in 49 RBI and 67 runs scored as well.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs

The Royals made Clay Holmes' debut with the Cubs a forgettable one Saturday night, scoring four times off him before pulling away for a 6-3 victory

AUGUST 9 • Associated Press

Clay Holmes says he is looking forward to pitching in front of the Cubs' stellar defense

Clay Holmes is looking forward to pitching in front of all those Gold Glove winners on the Chicago Cubs

AUGUST 5 • Associated Press

Sitting against lefty Happ isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers,

Impact Manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that Happ will see significantly less action against left-handers going forward, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com, as Happ has posted just a .530 OPS in 125 plate appearances while hitting right-handed this season. Southpaw Tarik Skubal will be making his Dodgers debut Tuesday, so Happ will retreat to the bench while Tyrone Taylor starts in left field in what will be his Cubs debut.

AUGUST 4 • ROTOWIRE

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