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- Updated: August 25, 2016
MILWAUKEE — More than one month remains in the regular season, but the National League home run race between the Rockies’ Nolan Arenado and Cubs’ Kris Bryant gained steam over the past week.
The jockeying between the two slugging third basemen for sole possession of the league lead continued on Wednesday as Arenado hit his 34th homer of the season in a 7-1 loss to the Brewers, breaking a tie with Bryant. Ever since the Rockies and Cubs faced off over the weekend in Colorado, the lead has pinballed back-and-forth between the two players.
Arenado has four homers in his past four games; Bryant has slugged three in his past five. Going into the weekend, Arenado has one more homer than Bryant. With the way both he and Bryant have been launching homers recently, Arenado can’t help but hear about the ongoing race.
“I just hear it because my cousins let me know, my family and some friends let me know,” Arenado said. “I try not to pay attention to it. It’s cool. [Bryant] is an unbelievable player. He’s having an unbelievable …
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