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This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian's Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO -- Ryan Pressly has made a career out of having a short memory and quickly turning the page mentally after a rough outing.
Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Wrigley Field.
After a career-worst outing on May 6 in which he allowed eight earned runs without recording an out, Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly has thrown 15 innings without allowing an earned run.
Happ's perspective helped Pressly get back on track after an ugly outing last month. It worked, and now the Cubs' offseason trade acquisition is back in the ninth inning.
Ian Happ had his history against Phillies righty Taijuan Walker in mind when stepping into the batter’s box in the sixth inning on Tuesday night. Walker had used a mix of sinkers and cutters to handcuff the Cubs’ left fielder in the past,
Craig Counsell reacts to Ian Happ’s two-homer breakout as the Chicago Cubs stay hot in the NL Central vs. the Phillies.
“I think everybody had a lot of faith that this was coming,” manager Craig Counsell said. “It’s fun to see because this is what makes a good team. This is what makes a good offense, is that Ian can kind of be not clicking, and then he gets clicking and it wins you a game.”
A proposed trade between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves would swap Ian Happ’s defense for Marcell Ozuna’s power.
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