Chicago Cubs outslug Milwaukee Brewers in a 17-3 blowout win to cap National League record home run month
Alex Bregman started August without a three-home-run game in his baseball career. Amid a scorching stretch, Bregman ends the month with his lifetime total now sitting at two. He slugged his second three-home-run game within the last three weeks on Monday night, his latest capping a high-powered August for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs slugged a franchise record nine home runs in a 17-3 blowout ...
The Chicago Cubs stunned the Milwaukee Brewers with a 17-3 victory at Wrigley Field, setting a new National League record for the most home runs in a single calendar month. Alex Bregman, who had never hit three home runs in a single game, achieved his second three-home-run game within three weeks, bringing his career total to two.
The Cubs broke a 9-0 advantage in the fourth inning with runs from Tyrone Taylor, Nico Hoerner, Carson Kelly, Seiya Suzuki, Bregman, and Miguel Amaya, and continued to dominate with seven runs in the seventh inning, including three more home runs from Bregman and the Cubs. Manager Craig Counsell praised Bregman's relentless work ethic, which has been consistent throughout the team's high-powered offensive.
Bregman and NL MVP contender Pete Crow-Armstrong combined for 25+ home runs, walks, RBIs, and runs scored in August, becoming the first pair of teammates in Cubs history to achieve this feat. The Cubs' record-breaking month puts them second in MLB history for most home runs in a month, trailing only the 2019 New York Yankees' 74 home runs in April.
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