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How patient will Cubs be with Ian Happ and the rookie learning curve?

After the initial burst seven extra-base hits in his first eight games the Cubs have watched Happ go 2-for-21 with 12 strikeouts in his last six games against the pitching-rich Giants and Dodgers. How much patience will the Cubs have with a rookie learning on the job? How he reacts to bad moments, Maddon said Sunday at Dodger Stadium, where the Cubs went scoreless for 19 straight innings and got swept out of this marquee three-game series.