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Schwarber's eyes widened when he learned that bit of information.\n\n\"Sick,\" he said. \"I'm surprised to hear that, because I've seen other guys go up there before.\"\n\nThe grand slam was also the longest home run of the year by a Cubs hitter, the farthest shot this season at Miller Park and tied for the 12th-longest homer of any kind in MLB in 2019. Yankees slugger Gary Sanchez held the previous mark for longest grand slam recorded by Statcast with his 467-foot homer on April 27.\n\nWith one out in the second,
\n\nSchwarber joins David Bote (June 5 this year), Geovany Soto (Aug. 26, 2008) and Adolfo Phillips (June 11, 1967) as only Cubs players with 7+ RBI out of 8th spot. All of them had exactly 7.
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Schwarber and Phillips are the only ones on that short list with 2+ HR. Phillips had 3. https://t.co/s2P7jGjI90
\n\n\"I don’t think we're all going out there just trying to hit home runs,\" Schwarber said. \"We want to be able to get guys on base and still manufacture runs, too. We want to be known as a complete team on the offensive side.\"\n\nSchwarber entered the afternoon mired in a 2-for-24 slump, leading Maddon to drop him to eighth in the lineup on Saturday and again on Sunday. Schwarber was also 3-for-23 in his career against Davies, but two of those hits were home runs. He upped that total to four by the end of the afternoon.\n\n\"That first pitch to Schwarber I liked, the one he hit the grand slam on, up and in,\" Davies said. \"But leaving guys on base for him, giving him the opportunity to drive in runs, that’s going to happen.\"\n\nThe grand slam gave the Cubs a 4-0 lead and was the 23rd shot of the season for Schwarber, who now has two slams in his career. As a team, Chicago has belted a NL-leading seven slams this year. Only the Astros (10) have more on the season. It marks the most slams in one season for the Cubs since recording seven in 2008.\n\nIn the fourth inning, Davies sent a 1-2 sinker tailing outside the strike zone, but Schwarber made solid contact and lifted the pitch to left field for his 24th homer of the year. That three-run shot gave Chicago a 7-0 lead and made Schwarber only the 25th Cubs player (done 31 times) since at least 1908 to have at least two homers and seven RBIs in a single game.
After each blast, when Schwarber eventually returned to left field for defense, he was greeted with a noticeable standing ovation by the Cubs fans in attendance.\n\nWith two outs and a runner on first in the sixth, Schwarber reached first just ahead of the throw from second baseman Keston Hiura for an infield single. That kept the inning alive for