Cubs join exclusive list of teams with 9+ homers in game
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What happened
Given an opportunity to gain immediate ground on the Brewers -- who they came into their Aug. 31 series opener trailing by eight games in the NL Central -- the Cubs did not hold back. With two outs in the bottom of the first, Tyrone Taylor and Nico Hoerner launched
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