MILWAUKEE -- More than one month remains in the regular season, but the National League home run race between the Rockies' Nolan Arenado and Cubs' Kris Bryant gained steam over the past week.
The jockeying between the two slugging third basemen for sole possession of the league lead continued on Wednesday as Arenado hit his 34th homer of the season in a 7-1 loss to the Brewers, breaking a tie with Bryant. Ever since the Rockies and Cubs faced off over the weekend in Colorado, the lead has pinballed back-and-forth between the two players.