Cubs Make History Against Cardinals on Fourth of July originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs are 52–35 and in sole possession of first place in the NL Central as they head into a weekend divisional series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cubs, a franchise dating back to 1876, hit more homers in a single game Friday than they ever did before, with an octet of long balls rewriting the record books.

In an effort to sling-shot the Cardinals out of the doldrums of a three-game sweep in Pittsburgh where they were blanked offensively the entire series, Miles Mikolas gave an impassioned and fiery spee