The Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ made it. He made the Players League quarterfinals by winning 10 out of 11 games, a tall task. Happ could be six through eight, considering how it plays out. Tommy Kahnle of the New York Yankees is on the outside looking in at the ninth spot. Gavin Lux of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White are seventh and eighth, respectively.
Happ started 9-9, then reeled off 10 in a row. Do you know how he celebrated? With a ‘W’ flag and singing ‘Go Cubs Go.