The Cubs welcomed the rival Cardinals to Wrigley Field for a Fourth of July matinee. Chicago decided to put on a fireworks display early in this one, hitting a franchise-record eight home runs as they crushed St. Louis.
Miles Mikolas did not have it on Friday and the North Siders began taking advantage immediately. Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit back-to-back solo homers to put the home team on top 2-0 in the bottom of the 1st.
Michael Busch and Carson Kelly repeated the feat with consecutive solo shots in the 2nd.