Ian Happ was hit by a pitch thrown by Bryan Abreu of the Astros in the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon. It was the 5th time a Cub was plunked at home this season and the 2,000th in the team's.
The Cubs are just 7 home runs away from becoming only the third Major League team hit 15,000.
The Yankees are only 12 away from 17,000, followed by the Giants, with 15,347.
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Second of 2 posts about the record for most consecutive games by a Cubs batter with at least 1 strikeout.
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During much of Major League Baseball's history, strikeouts by batters were.
A previous post looked at plays on which a Cubs runner who was on third base tried to score on a pitch that got past the plate, only to be thrown out, catcher to pitcher.
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Like virtually all other teams, the Cubs do not win nearly as often on the road as they do at home.
Since Opening Day of 2000, the Cubs have a .530 winning percentage at Wrigley Field (986-873),.