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.
This is the 32nd season since 1901 in which the Cubs have started 4-2. But it is just the third in which they lost their first 2 games, then won 4.
One can only hope that 2024 will turn out more.
On Sept. 19, in the eighth inning, with 1 out and nobody on base, Nico Hoerner and Dansby Swanson singled.
On an 0-2 pitch, Cody Bellinger homered to center.
After the Cubs' concluded their 14-1.