Cubs slug record nine homers as aggressive additions look capable of getting them over Brewers-shaped hurdle

If you can’t beat ‘em, add ‘em? Even after luring Craig Counsell away, the Cubs have yet to wrest control of the division from the Brewers. But with another ex-Brewer in the fold, maybe things could be different? Tyrone Taylor, a Brewer from 2019 to 2023, made the case with his first-inning home run Monday, the start of a record-setting Cubs home-run barrage in a 17-3 blowout win. The Cubs set a new franchise mark with nine home runs in a game and wrapped August with 62 homers, the most in a…