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The Cubs' Ian Happ kneels in pain after a foul ball bounced off the plate and hit him above the right eye during the fourth inning against the Pirates Thursday in Pittsburgh. Happ left the game, and the Cubs lost 6-2.

Ian Happ exits early with a bruised right eye in the Cubs’ 6-2 loss to the Pirates, snapping their winning streak at 3

September 3, 2020 at 4:17 p.m.

Losing Ian Happ in the fourth inning was just one of many setbacks suffered Thursday by the Chicago Cubs, who wasted several opportunities in losing to the host Pittsburgh Pirates...

Tim Anderson makes a throw to first against the Tigers on Aug. 20, 2020.

Cubs’ Jason Heyward and White Sox’s Tim Anderson selected as Roberto Clemente Award finalists

September 3, 2020 at 12:08 p.m.

Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward and White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson are finalists for the Roberto Clemente Award, given to the player that best represents baseball through extraordinary character, community...

Chicago Cubs reliever Duane Underwood Jr. delivers to the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in the first game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field.

Duane Underwood Jr., coming off 3 scoreless outings, is ‘coming into his own’ in the Cubs bullpen

September 3, 2020 at 11:47 a.m.

Duane Underwood Jr.'s 7.11 ERA doesn't look good on paper, but that has been somewhat offset by glimpses of dominance, including 19 strikeouts in 12? innings. And for the first...

Lou Piniella and Ozzie Guillen get together just before first pitch.

With the Cubs and White Sox both in 1st place, 2 veteran reporters flash back to 2008 — the last time Chicago dreamed of a Crosstown World Series

September 2, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.

Baseball was much different in 2008, the last time the Chicago Cubs and White Sox were in first place this late in the season. Every opinion was not automatically shared...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings is late with the tag as the Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant scores from first on a triple by Javier Baez in the fifth inning Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh.

Cubs blow a 5-run lead, then beat the Pirates 8-7 on Ian Happ’s 11th-inning single: ‘That was a character win’

September 2, 2020 at 8:02 a.m.

This might not rank as one of the Cubs' greatest triumphs, but their 8-7 win over the Pirates in 11 innings Tuesday night holds extra significance for manager David Ross....

Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ, right, is greeted by on-deck batter Kris Bryant, left, after hitting a leadoff home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh.

Ian Happ remains at the top of the Cubs order as manager David Ross sorts his expanded options

September 1, 2020 at 9:26 p.m.

The trade-deadline additions of Jose Martinez and Cameron Maybin increase the Chicago Cubs' lineup options, but any doubts about the once-unproductive leadoff spot ended upon Kris Bryant's return from the...

Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein, center, and general manager Jed Hoyer, right, during spring training on Feb. 15, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz.

Cuts to Cubs’ scouting and player development staffs will require people ‘to wear multiple hats’

September 1, 2020 at 3:30 a.m.

Wednesday was one of the roughest days of the Theo Epstein administration with the Chicago Cubs as more than two dozen members of the scouting and player development departments were...

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Andrew Chafin (47) in the ninth inning Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.

Cubs make 3 trades at the deadline, adding left-handed relievers Andrew Chafin and Josh Osich and outfielder Cameron Maybin

August 31, 2020 at 8:35 p.m.

The Chicago Cubs kept their shopping list short by adding left-handed relievers Josh Osich and Andrew Chafin and outfielder Cameron Maybin before Monday's trade deadline. But their depth could be...

Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish during Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Reds on Aug. 29, 2020, in Cincinnati.

4 takeaways from the Cubs-Reds series, including Jose Martinez providing a jolt on — and off — the field and Yu Darvish’s improvement against left-handed hitters

August 31, 2020 at 6:12 a.m.

Here are four takeaways from the Chicago Cubs' four-game weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds, which the teams split 2-2. 1. Jose Martinez will give the Cubs roster a caffeinated...

Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward watches his solo home run in the sixth inning against the Reds on Aug. 30, 2020, in Cincinnati.

Cubs make history as all 3 outfielders hit 2 home runs in a 10-1 win over the Reds, but Tyler Chatwood leaves early with an elbow injury

August 30, 2020 at 6:34 p.m.

Ian Happ is in only his fourth major-league season, but he understands the historical significance of the achievement he shared Sunday with fellow Chicago Cubs outfielders Jason Heyward and Kyle...

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