The Cubs set a franchise record with eight home runs in an 11-3 rout of the Reds on Friday, including three from first baseman Michael Busch.

Michael Busch smacked three home runs and the Chicago Cubs belted a team-record eight homers to defeat visiting St. Louis 11-3 on Friday at historic Wrigley Field.After trading runs with St. Louis in the fourth and fifth innings,

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In their history, the Chicago Cubs have had three players hit three home runs in a game against the rival St. Louis Cardinals. All three of those games have been played on the 4th of July. The odds of that are infinitesimal.

The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Guardians make a midweek national TV appearance Wednesday night with the second of their three-game-series.