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Cabrera and Happ help the Cubs beat the Angels 7-2 in series opener

Cabrera and Happ help the Cubs beat the Angels 7-2 in series opener | iNFOnews.ca
Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner (2) is greeted at the dugout after scoring against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, March 30, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)

CHICAGO (AP) — Edward Cabrera pitched six shutout innings, Ian Happ hit a solo homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Monday night.

Cabrera allowed one hit and walked one in his Chicago debut, delighting the crowd of 36,702 on a picturesque night at Wrigley Field. The 6-foot-5 right-hander was acquired in a January trade with Miami.

Carson Kelly and Moisés Ballesteros each drove in two runs for the Cubs in the opener of a three-game series.

Yoán Moncada hit a two-run homer for the Angels in their third consecutive loss. Ryan Johnson (0-1) allowed six runs and seven hits over 3 1/3 innings in his first career start.

Angels star Mike Trout went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts after collecting six hits and walking seven times over the first four games of the season.

Johnson struggled with his control in the first, walking the bases loaded. Pete Crow-Armstrong reached on an 11-pitch walk ahead of Nico Hoerner’s sacrifice fly. Kelly made it 3-0 with a two-out flyball that landed just out of the reach of a lunging Trout in shallow right-center for a two-run single.

The Cubs added three more in the third. Happ extended his homer streak to three games, and Ballesteros grounded a two-run single into right field.

Cabrera (1-0) struck out five while throwing 80 pitches, 49 for strikes. Colin Rea worked three innings for his first save of the season, striking out Moncada with two runners on for the final out.

Up next

Right-handers José Soriano and Jameson Taillon start on Tuesday night. Soriano (1-0) pitched six sparkling innings in the Angels’ 3-0 win at Houston on opening day. Taillon will be making his season debut for the Cubs.

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Cabrera and Happ help the Cubs beat the Angels 7-2 in series opener | iNFOnews.ca
Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ is greeted in the dugout after scoring against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, March 30, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Cabrera and Happ help the Cubs beat the Angels 7-2 in series opener | iNFOnews.ca
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ryan Johnson (32) pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning in a baseball game, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Cabrera and Happ help the Cubs beat the Angels 7-2 in series opener | iNFOnews.ca
Chicago Cubs’ Moisés Ballesteros hits a two-run single against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning in a baseball game Monday, March 30, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Cabrera and Happ help the Cubs beat the Angels 7-2 in series opener | iNFOnews.ca
Chicago Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera (30) pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning in a baseball game Monday, March 30, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)

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