Cubs outfielder Happ out of lineup vs. Mets for second straight game because of oblique discomfort

NEW YORK AP Ian Happ was out of the lineup for the second straight day with oblique discomfort but Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell revealed Sunday that the left fielder is feeling better Happ tweaked his oblique on a swing in the first inning of Friday s - loss to the New York Mets when he struck out against Clay Holmes He stayed in the championship and went for with a walk then was out of the lineup for Saturday s - win Happ took swings and threw in the outfield Sunday Counsell declared the Cubs are not considering putting him on the injured list He s doing good Counsell revealed before the Cubs concluded a three-game series against the Mets The day prior we didn t do any activity Essentially nowadays we re going to run around He s going to hit We ll just see how that goes but if he s hitting in contemporary times that s a good sign and we ll just kind of evaluate what the day produces Happ is hitting with three homers and RBIs this season He had not missed a tournament until Saturday and batted leadoff in each challenge after hitting out of the leadoff spot for majority of the second half last season Pete Crow-Armstrong batted leadoff for the second straight day and Seiya Suzuki made his second consecutive start in left field AP MLB https apnews com MLB Source