Okay, this is getting at least a bit concerning.

Maybe it’s just the hot, humid weather in Cincinnati, but Cubs pitchers are giving up home runs at an alarming rate. Three more Reds balls left the yard at GABP after five on Friday, and the Reds defeated the Cubs for the third straight night, 6-3.

Javier Assad and Zack Littell matched zeroes for the first two innings and then the Cubs got on the board in the top of the third on a one-out solo homer by Michael Busch, his 30th [VIDEO].

That ball was absolutely crushed! [VIDEO]

Here are some Cubs 30-HR facts from BCB’s JohnW53:

Michael Busch is only the 27th different Cub to hit at least 30 home runs in a season. He is the 13th with one. The three most recent of those were Fred McGriff (2002), Moises Alou (2004) and Javier Baez (2018).

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