CHICAGO — With the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field, the Cubs hit a major league postseason-record six home runs to beat the Cardinals 8-6 in Game 3 of the teams' best-of-five National League Division Series.
The Cubs, who grabbed a 2-1 series lead, can clinch their first trip to the National League Championship Series with a win over St. Louis on Tuesday on the North Side.
Dexter Fowler's blast to right in the eighth inning was the last of six Cubs shots into the bleachers.
.@DexterFowler just hit the @Cubs' SIXTH home run tonight. That's a #postseason record. http://t.co/IcgjzJ9OtA #OwnOctober
— MLB (@MLB) October 13, 2015Earlier, Jorge Soler hit a bomb to left in the sixth inning.
Anthony Rizzo's monster home run in the fifth inning gave the Cubs a 5-2 lead.
Also in the fifth inning, Kris Bryant hit a two-run home run.
Dexter Fowler solo HR to make it 8-4 Cubs (6th different Cub to hit a HR tonight) https://t.co/nu8TVkEJTB
— THE MAIN MANN™ (@JacobMann_1) October 13, 2015Chicago Pizza worked! 🔥😜🍕 Soler homerun!! #FlyTheW #GoCubsGo #Soler 🔵🐻⚪️ pic.twitter.com/Azs8fcJ8Xc
— Melanie (@MelanieDesigner) October 13, 2015VIDEO: Anthony Rizzo home run/bomb. https://t.co/5z657vPL8Y
— MarcusD (@_MarcusD_) October 12, 2015VIDEO: Kris Bryant home run. https://t.co/xeiFHOuCO5
— MarcusD (@_MarcusD_) October 12, 2015VIDEO: Kyle Schwarber home run. https://t.co/J14UsKQxE8
— MarcusD (@_MarcusD_) October 12, 2015Starlin Castro's home run in the fourth inning tied the game at 2-2.
The Cardinals scored twice in the fourth inning to grab a 2-1 lead off Jake Arrieta. They were the first runs Arrieta had allowed since mid-September.
Kyle Schwarber's home run in the second inning gave the Cubs a 1-0 edge.
The Cubs hosted a playoff game for the first time since 2008.
It's the first postseason meeting between the Cubs and Cardinals.
This is the best view if you don't have a tickets. Down right field line on Sheffield. pic.twitter.com/PRXnF9M7Fr
— Joe Ward (@JayDubWard) October 12, 2015Significantly less crowded/chaotic on Clark today as compared to wildcard night pic.twitter.com/WyOfaw6b7P
— Joe Ward (@JayDubWard) October 12, 2015Pictured: this Cubs fan, Winter, getting a little bit nervous out here on Sheffield pic.twitter.com/V1bY9Zfy0b
— Joe Ward (@JayDubWard) October 12, 2015
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