Ian Happ reached the majors in May 2017, just six-plus months after the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years.
The nine-year veteran is now the longest-tenured player on the Cubs, and he came up big Thursday night with his team facing elimination.
Happ smacked a three-run homer in the first inning to set the tone as the Cubs rolled to a 6-0 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night to even the NL Division Series at two wins apiece.
Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch also homered as Chicago won its second straight game in the be
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