Ian Happ Grand Slam as Cubs Rout Mariners 19-2

Ian Happ turned a bases-loaded splitter into the swing that ended a miserable Seattle weekend. He and Pedro Ramirez each hit grand slams and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs blew out the Mariners 19-2 on Sunday at T-Mobile Park, AP and ESPN both recapped, and Chicago avoided a three-game sweep. Happ's blast was his 22nd homer. Michael Conforto led off the third with his 11th. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a team-leading 33rd in the eighth. The Cubs are 75-56. Seattle is 62-69.

Mariners starter Bryce Miller (4-8) issued three straight two-out walks in the third, then hung a 1-2 down-and-in splitter. Happ kept his hands tucked and banked it off the right-field foul pole, AP sequenced. MLB.com had him watching it, walking five steps with the bat still in his right hand, then dropping the lumber after it caromed off the pole.

Ian Happ grand slam, then Ramirez off a catcher

Ramirez hit his slam in the eighth off Jhonny Pereda, Seattle's backup catcher throwing as a position player, AP and ESPN both wrote. Crow-Armstrong had gone deep earlier in the inning. Happ also drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth, MLB.com noted, instead of chasing a second slam. Miller finished 4.1 innings with seven walks. Shota Imanaga lasted a short outing, the Daily Herald and ESPN both flagged, before the bullpen took over.

AP and MLB.com said this was only the third time since 1910 the Cubs hit two grand slams in one game: Sept. 5, 2021 (Matt Duffy and Frank Schwindel) and June 3, 1987 (Brian Dayett and Keith Moreland). The Daily Herald dated the older game to 1998. The AP and MLB.com ledger is 1987 and 2021.

Wild-card math after a 19-2 finale

Seattle stayed three games behind Houston in the AL West and fell three games back of the last wild-card spot, AP wrote. The Cubs kept a 4.5-game lead in the NL wild card. Imanaga's short start was the pitching worry on a 19-2 night, the Daily Herald said. Happ's Sunday was five RBI, a pole shot, a bases-loaded walk, and a sweep avoided. Ramirez took the second slam. Final 19-2.

Ian Happ grand slam FAQ

What was the Cubs vs Mariners final score on Aug. 23? Chicago 19, Seattle 2 at T-Mobile Park, per AP and ESPN recap 401816651. Happ and Ramirez each hit grand slams and had five RBI. Crow-Armstrong and Conforto also homered.

How did Ian Happ's grand slam happen? Miller walked three straight with two outs in the third, then threw a 1-2 splitter down and in. Happ hit it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd homer, AP wrote. MLB.com had him walk five steps with the bat in his right hand before the ball caromed off the pole.

When had the Cubs last hit two slams in one game? Sept. 5, 2021, and June 3, 1987, per AP and MLB.com, the third time since 1910. The Daily Herald listed 1998 for the older date.