The Cubs' bats came alive in the lopsided victory, erupting for 18 runs on 21 hits, including four home runs. Every Chicago starter scored at least one run and seven different players finished with multiple hits.

Kelly’s cycle was one of the most unlikely in recent memory, if not MLB history. The man is a career .224 hitter who runs slowly and rarely hits for power. He entered Monday with just 54 career home runs and 2 (!!) triples over 558 games in the majors.

Carson Kelly became the first Chicago Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle when the catcher tripled in the eighth inning Monday night against the Athletics