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Ian Happ scratched from series finale Sunday

Erin Hooley/AP

Left fielder Ian Happ was scratched from the Cubs’ lineup Sunday with a sore left shoulder after he ran into the outfield wall while trying to catch Tommy Pham’s triple in the ninth inning of the 5-4 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday.

Manager Craig Counsell said Happ was originally in the lineup before being scratched almost an hour before first pitch.

“I mean, he hit that wall pretty darn hard,” Counsell said before the game. “So his left side is sore.