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Holy cow! The Cubs battered the Brewers 17-3 on Monday behind a quality start from Clay Holmes (6 IP, 0 ER, 8 K) and a team record NINE home runs – three from Alex Bregman and one apiece from Tyrone Taylor, Nico Hoerner, Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly, Matt Shaw, and Michael Conforto!

 

Bregman drove in four while Taylor and Conforto drove in three apiece.  The series continues tomorrow at the Friendly Confines.
 
Here's how the remainder of the season shapes up:

 

6 vs. 85-53 Milwaukee (3 home, 3 road)
6 vs. 69-69 Miami (3 + 3)
3 vs. 67-71 Pittsburgh (home)
3 vs. 82-56 Atlanta (home)

3 at 65-73 Cincinnati
3 at 75-63 Boston

The Cubs currently sit seven games back of Milwaukee in the NL Central and 1/2 game ahead of Philadelphia in the race for the top NL Wild Card berth and its benefit of home field for all NLWCS games.

 

The Cubs Magic Number for a Wild Card berth is 20. 

 

138 games down, 24 to go.
 
Go Cubs go! 

 

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