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Ian Happ homers from both sides as Cubs beat Phillies 10-2 to avoid sweep

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The Phillies pulled starter Cristopher Sánchez before he faced switch-hitting Ian Happin the fifth inning of a game the Cubs would go on to win 10-2.

In his previous at-bat, Happ had hit a three-run home run off Sánchez, just the second home run the lefty had allowed all season.

The pitching change didn’t help. New pitcher, different side of the plate, same result. Happ hit a three-run shot off right-handed reliever Seranthony Domínguez.

“We’ve been looking for one of these for a while now,” Happ said of the blowout win, “where we can go out there, everybody contributes, make it easy on the bullpen.