CHICAGO -- Ian Happ was able to celebrate his first two-homer game with the Cubs' Minor League hitting coordinator, Andy Haines, who is with the big league team for a few days. It's not that the rookie isn't working well with Cubs hitting coaches John Mallee and Eric Hinske, but Haines has been with Happ since he joined the organization in 2015.
"[Mallee] has been awesome, Hinske has been awesome," Happ said Monday. "[Haines] is really knowledgeable, a hard-working guy. I love being around him and the knowledge he brings."
Happ had been scuffling before his two-homer game against the Cardinals, in which he drove in a career-high four runs.