Anthony Rizzo Just Tied Aramis Ramirez on the Cubs Home Run Leaderboard (VIDEO)

The Cubs’ first dinger of the second half was an Anthony Rizzo shot tonight off of Madison Bumgarner, which has to feel good, even if Bumgarner isn’t quite the guy he used to be.

This was a healthy blast to give the Cubs the lead:

As noted, the home run was a historic one, too:

That’s great company to be in, as Aramis Ramirez had a long and homer-filled time with the Cubs.

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