Cubs Smash Franchise Record with Explosive Home Run Showdown!

Cubs Smash Franchise Record with Explosive Home Run Showdown!

The Chicago Cubs kicked off their Fourth of July celebrations early with an explosive performance against the St. Louis Cardinals, achieving a franchise-record eight home runs in their impressive 11-3 victory. The game showcased the Cubs’ power-hitting prowess, particularly against Cardinals pitchers Miles Mikolas and John King.

Mikolas faced a challenging outing, yielding six home runs, with Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong igniting the fireworks by hitting back-to-back shots in the first inning. The Cubs quickly widened their lead in the second inning with more back-to-back homers from Michael Busch and Carson Kelly, solidifying a 4-0 advantage.

Crow-Armstrong, who has been recognized as a 2025 All-Star Game starter, and Busch continued their powerful display by both hitting their second home runs of the game in the third inning, moving the Cubs ahead 7-0. Remarkably, the six long balls hit in the first three innings marked the most in Cubs history to open a game, as noted by MLB’s Sarah Langs.

Busch added to his tally with a third home run, following Dansby Swanson’s 15th of the season off King, bringing the score to 11-1 and setting a new franchise record for eight home runs in a single game. Despite his struggles, Mikolas persevered through six innings, allowing eight earned runs on 10 hits. His matchup was historic for the Cardinals, as he set a franchise record by allowing six home runs in a single game, joining a list of only 10 other MLB pitchers to have allowed that many in a game.

Throughout the 2023 season, Mikolas has shown a vulnerability to home runs, having given up 26 in both of the previous two seasons. This year alone, he has already allowed 15 home runs in 87 1/3 innings.

The Cubs’ fireworks display fell just short of the all-time MLB record, which remains with the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays, who hit 10 homers in an 18-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. The dynamic performance of the Cubs not only marked a historic day for the franchise but also highlighted their potential as a formidable offensive team as they continue the season.

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