Willy Adames extends HR streak to 5 games, tying Brewers' record
Brewers shortstop Willy Adames extended his home run streak to five games to tie a team record when he hit a three-run drive in the first inning of Monday's 9-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Adames' homer, on his 29th birthday, came off Andre Pallante and was his 29th this season.
Adames tied the team mark of Jeromy Burnitz in 1997 and Eric Thames in 2017.
"For the first time in my career, I got a little emotional," Adames said. "It's something that I've dreamed about since I was a kid. Just doing incredible things like that."
It was also the 13th three-run homer of the season for Adames, who joined Ken Griffey Jr. (1996) as the only players in major league history to do so. Sammy Sosa, Tino Martinez and Hall of Famer Roy Campanella each had 12 three-run homers in a single season.
"It's an honor, just to be right next to a legend and an icon like him," Adames said. "Seeing that reality today is just incredible."
Adames grounded out, flied out and then struck out in his next three at-bats during Monday's game.
Over time, both leagues grew in popularity and developed rivalries, with several teams switching between leagues during the early years of professional baseball. In 1903, the two leagues agreed to a truce and established the world Series as an annual championship competition.
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