The Rundown Ultralite: Cubs Make Homer History Against Cards

I’m doing my best to enjoy a little family time, which I guess means stepping away from the computer pretty soon. This was going to be short anyway since I just wanted to share a few little facts from yesterday’s offensive explosion.

• The Cubs’ eight homers were an all-time franchise record
• Michael Busch was the first Cub to hit three homers in a game since Dioner Navarro on May 29, 2013 against the White Sox
• Busch was the first Cubs first baseman with three homers in a game since Ernie Banks on June 9, 1963
• After Hank Leiber in 1939 and Moises Alou in 2003, Busch is the third Cub with a three-homer game against the Cardinals: all of them happened on July 4
• Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and is now 6-for-7 with four homers and a 3.571 OPS in his career against Miles Mikolas

I think we can stop wondering how PCA will bounce back from his little slump in June. We can probably also stop litigating the trade that brought Busch to Chicago in exchange for a pitcher with a 5.54 ERA at Double-A and an outfielder with an .871 OPS at High-A. Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope might end up being very good, but neither will be in the majors for at least two years.

Meanwhile, Busch leads all MLB first basemen with a 157 wRC+ and sits third with 2.5 fWAR. You have to give in order to get, and Busch is proving the Cubs got a very valuable player from the Dodgers.

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