Alex Bregman hits 3 home runs and Cubs set team record with 9 in 17-3 rout of Brewers
Chicago Cubs slugger Alex Bregman unleashed a three-home run performance, propelling the team to a franchise-record nine home runs in a 17-3 demolition of the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Bregman's three bombs came in the second inning, fourth inning, and marked his second three-homer game in three weeks. The Cubs' power surge included five homers from five different players in the first four innings, a feat that ties the second-most by a team in a single major league game.
Clay Holmes, the Cubs' starting pitcher, allowed just five hits over six scoreless innings and struck out eight. The nine home runs also marked the most allowed by the Brewers this season. The Cubs' August home run total of 62 ranks second in the league for a single month, trailing only the New York Yankees' record-setting 74 homers in August 2019.
Milwaukee holds a seven-game lead in the NL Central, with six more games remaining this season, including three at Wrigley Field.
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