As hitters rack up ‘insane’ home-run totals, Jed Hoyer needs more consistent pitching for Cubs to ‘fare well’

On the first day of the regular season’s final month, Cubs president Jed Hoyer was able to talk with confidence about his hitters. That’s easy to do on the heels of a record-setting home-run derby. The Cubs established a new franchise mark with nine homers in Monday night’s win over the Brewers, also leaping into the major league record books by finishing August with 62 dingers, the second highest single-month total ever. “To hit 62 homers in a month is insane,” righty pitcher Kevin Gausman…