WATCH: Ian Happ goes yard again for his second home run of game |
CHICAGO – Driving a 404-foot blast out to center field, Chicago Cubs center fielder Ian Happ skied a leadoff solo shot in the bottom of the fifth on Thursday. Happ's sixth homer of the season, the dinger came on a 94.2-mph four-seamer thrown by Washington Nationals reliever Austin Voth.
Giving Voth's fastball a ride into the center field bleachers at Wrigley Field, Happ recorded his second long ball of the afternoon, having previously lined a two-run round-tripper in the third frame. Happ's fifth-inning bomb, which sported an exit velocity of 104.9 mph and a launch angle of 33 degrees, increased the Cubs' lead over the Nats to 5-2. This man @ihapp_1 is officially toasty. #CubTogether pic.twitter.com/pnZ6bfdQtC Ian Happ home run² #Nationals 2 @ #Cubs 5 [B5-0o]:
6th of the year for @ihapp_1! pic.twitter.com/h0ArQwiDNz
Ian Happ homers (6): fly ball to CF (solo)
Hit: 404ft, 104.9mph, 33°??
[2nd of game]
Pitch: 94.2mph Four-Seam Fastball (RHP Austin Voth, 2)
