Ortega has been locked in since the All-Star break and is thriving out of the leadoff spot, where he batted Sunday. It was the 43rd time in franchise history a player hit three homers, and Ortega is the fourth Cub to do it as a leadoff hitter, joining Alfonso Soriano (twice), Brant Brown, and Tuffy Rhodes.
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