The Chicago Cubs didn’t just beat the Milwaukee Brewers.
They absolutely obliterated them.
And Alex Bregman was right in the middle of the madness.
The Cubs smashed a franchise-record nine home runs in a ridiculous 17-3 victory over Milwaukee on Monday night at Wrigley Field.
Bregman alone accounted for three of those home runs.
Yep.
THREE.
💣 BREGMAN WAS ON FIRE
Bregman went 3-for-6 with three home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored.
It was his second three-homer game of the season — and that’s pretty wild considering he had never done it before this year.
Now he’s done it twice in the same month.
His third homer of the night was especially memorable because it came against Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who had entered the game as a position player to pitch during the blowout.
Bregman wasn’t interested in slowing down.
He launched it anyway.
😳 NINE HOME RUNS?!
Here’s where this gets ridiculous.
The Cubs hit nine home runs in one game.
That is a new franchise record.
And it wasn’t just Bregman.
Tyrone Taylor, Nico Hoerner, Carson Kelly, Matt Shaw, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Conforto also went deep.
Chicago was basically turning Wrigley Field into a home-run derby.
They hit back-to-back homers twice during the game and kept piling on runs.
By the end of the night, Milwaukee had absolutely no answer.
🔥 THE CUBS JUST HAD A HISTORIC AUGUST
This wasn’t some random hot night.
The Cubs have been crushing baseballs all month.
Chicago finished August with 62 home runs, setting a National League record for the most homers by a team in a calendar month.
Think about that.
62 HOME RUNS IN ONE MONTH.
And they capped it off by hitting nine more in one game.
That’s an outrageous way to finish August.
😮💨 CLAY HOLMES DID HIS PART TOO
While the offense was putting on a show, Cubs starter Clay Holmes quietly handled business on the mound.
Holmes threw six scoreless innings, allowing five hits while striking out eight.
So Chicago wasn’t just hitting.
They were pitching too.
That combination is exactly what makes this team dangerous heading toward the final stretch of the season.
😬 THE BREWERS HAD A NIGHT TO FORGET
Milwaukee entered the game with one of the better records in baseball.
Then the Cubs turned the night into a nightmare.
Brewers starter Kyle Harrison couldn’t contain Chicago’s lineup, giving up nine runs and 10 hits in just 3⅔ innings.
By the later innings, Milwaukee even had Andrew Vaughn taking the mound.
At that point, the game was basically over.
But Chicago kept swinging.
👀 IS THIS TEAM GETTING SCARY?
That’s the bigger question.
The Cubs aren’t simply hitting a few home runs here and there.
They’re putting up historic power numbers.
Chicago now leads MLB in total home runs and has been one of the league’s most dangerous offensive teams.
And with the postseason getting closer, that’s a problem for everybody else.
Because if this lineup stays hot…
Who wants to face them in October?
💥 BREGMAN’S SECOND HALF HAS BEEN SOMETHING ELSE
Bregman’s recent power surge has been especially impressive.
He started August without ever having a three-home-run game in his career.
Now?
He has two.
His first came earlier in the month against Washington, when he also drove in seven runs.
Then he did it again against Milwaukee.
That is some serious timing.
Bregman appears to have found another level at exactly the right moment.
🏆 THE PLAYOFF RACE IS HEATING UP
There’s still plenty of baseball left.
But games like this get people’s attention.
The Cubs are battling for position in the National League, and their offense is giving them a serious weapon heading toward September.
The question isn’t whether they can score runs.
We’ve already seen what they’re capable of.
The question is whether they can keep this level of production when the pressure gets even higher.
🤯 NINE HOMERS. 17 RUNS. THREE FROM BREGMAN.
That’s the headline.
The Cubs destroyed the Brewers 17-3.
Bregman hit three home runs.
Chicago hit nine overall.
And the Cubs finished August with a National League-record 62 home runs.
That’s not just a good offensive stretch.
That’s historic.
