Since the last installment of this feature ran on May 20, the Cubs are 1-5 and have been outscored 31-16.
As you can imagine, then, it wasn’t easy to find “three up” performances for the week. And there could have been a lot more than just three for “down.”
Nevertheless, I found some positive things to talk about, so let me start with those.
Three up
Ian Happ has come out of his slump
Over the six games, Happ batted .333/.400/.833 (6-for-18) with three doubles, two home runs and a pair of walks. This followed, as you know, a very long slump for Happ.