Milwaukee’s Willy Adames extended his home run streak to five games, tying a team record with a three-run homer in the first inning of Monday’s 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Adames’ home run, which came on his 29th birthday, was his 29th of the season and was hit off Andre Pallante.
Adames matched the team record held by Jeromy Burnitz from 1997 and Eric Thames from 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.”
Adames’ 13 three-run homers now match the total achieved by Ken Griffey Jr. in 1996.
“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 is batting .255 and has a career-high 99 RBIs, surpassing his previous best from 2022.
“It’s almost shocking when he comes to the plate and doesn’t hit a home run with two guys on at this point,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said.
