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Happ’s Historic Homer Hardly Helps Hope

Related Topics: Ian Happ, Mason Miller, Ben Joyce

Ian Happ homered twice on Tuesday night to tie his career-high with 25 in what may well end up as his best offensive season to date. Though he’s had better individual stats in prior years, his 4.0 fWAR is a new high-water mark and he’s also tied his previous best for runs scored (86) while setting a new high in RBI (85). One more stolen base will equal his previous high of 14 as well.

The shot that tied or reset his personal bests came in the bottom of the 9th against Oakland closer Mason Miller, one of the hardest throwers in the game.