Cubs set franchise record for most home runs in a single game with offensive outburst vs rival Brewers
Cubs Smash Franchise Record with Nine Home Runs in Rout of Brewers
The Chicago Cubs unleashed a historic offensive barrage Monday night, setting a franchise record with nine home runs in a lopsided victory over their National League Central rivals, the Milwaukee Brewers.
Alex Bregman led the charge, connecting for three homers in the game. His performance was part of a historic month for both himself and the team.
The Cubs' nine home runs tied for the second most ever hit by a single team in a major league game, showcasing the sheer power on display at the plate.
Tyrone Taylor got the scoring started in the first inning, launching a 419-foot two-run homer into the left-center-field bleachers off Brewers starter Kyle Harrison. Nico Hoerner followed immediately with a solo shot, also going yard to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead.
Bregman's first home run came in the second inning, a two-run blast that extended the lead to 6-0. The offensive onslaught continued in the fourth when Seiya Suzuki and Bregman went back-to-back, with Suzuki hitting a solo shot to center field and Bregman adding another to left-center field.
Harrison struggled through four innings, surrendering five home runs before being pulled. Carson Kelly tacked on the Cubs' sixth home run in the seventh, a solo shot off DL Hall that pushed the lead to 10-2.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy removed his starting pitcher after Kelly's homer and brought in first baseman Andrew Vaughn to finish the game. The move proved costly, as Matt Shaw, Michael Conforto, and Bregman all homered off Vaughn over the final two innings, with Bregman completing his third home run of the night.
The performance capped a record-setting August for the Cubs, who hit 62 home runs during the month—breaking the National League record of 61 set by the 2023 Atlanta Braves. The all-time major league record for August is 74, set by the 2019 New York Yankees.
Bregman finished August with 12 home runs, while Pete Crow-Armstrong, who had a three-homer game Saturday, hit 15. They became just the third pair of teammates in major league history to each hit at least 12 homers in the same month, joining Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris (Yankees, 1961 and 1960) and Iván Rodríguez and Rafael Palmeiro (Rangers, 1999).
The Cubs also made history as just the fourth team to have four individual three-home-run games in a single season, joining the 2001 Brewers, 1956 Cincinnati Reds, and 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers.
"We set a record, and the guys aren't going to stop hitting," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. "They're going to take advantage of it, and they should."
The Cubs (78-60) continue their four-game series against the Brewers (85-53) on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.
