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CHICAGO (AP) â Ian Happ homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday.
Happ put Chicago ahead to stay with a two-run shot in the third inning. He also led off the fifth with his sixth homer.
It was Happ’s first multihomer game since Sept. 5 against St. Louis and No. 8 for his big league career. The switch-hitting outfielder is batting .375 (12 for 32) with five homers and 10 RBIs in eight May games.
Joc Pederson had two more hits and drove in a run as Chicago won for the fifth time in seven games. Pederson is batting .417 (20 for 48) in his last 12 games.
Cubs 5, Nationals 2: Ian Happ’s 2 homers lead the team to victory
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The Cubs have had their fair share of different heroes winning games recently.
Thursday afternoon, it was Ian Happ, who homered twice in a 5-2 Cubs win over the Nationals. The win gave the Cubs the series three games to one, put them over .500 again at 22-21. They’ve won five of seven and since hitting a season-low four games under .500 May 2, nine of 14.
This is all great news, but after I tell you about this win, I’m going to open the complaint department door just a smidge.
J.D. Martinez hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursda.
Matt York/AP Cubs president
Jed Hoyer sharply expressed his disappointment Thursday that his players have not reached the 85% coronavirus vaccination threshold that has relaxed restrictions for other major-league teams, saying it is putting the team at a competitive disadvantage. “It’s disappointing to not be at 85% as a team,” Hoyer said in a news conference before Thursday’s game against the Nationals at Wrigley Field. “We’ve worked hard to get as many people vaccinated as possible. We’ve worked hard to try to convince or educate the people that have been reluctant. I think we’re at a place right now where I’m not going to give up hope that we can get there, but my level of optimism is waning, candidly.”