The Chicago Cubs have battled back from the brink of elimination to force a Game 5 in the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
At the center of the Cubs comeback has been second baseman Nico Hoerner. He may not be the one delivering the big blow each game, but if Chicago is scoring, odds are Hoerner is involved.
Hoerner had the best year of his career during the 2025 regular season, and he's continued that into the postseason. In fact, the Cubs' contact hitter cemented himself in Chicago's history books in Thursday night's Game 4 win.
Hoerner Passes Moisés Alou, Others in Cubs' History Books
Hoerner has recorded a hit in every postseason game so far in 2025, including three straight multi-hit games.
With his three hits in Game 4 against the Brewers, Hoerner passed Moisés Alou, Kenny Lofton, Phil Cavarretta and Stan Hack for the most hits in the first seven games of a postseason in Cubs' history, according to Just Baseball.
Hoerner now has 12 hits in this postseason, with one in each of the first three games, two in the next two games and three hits in Game 4 on the NLDS.
Nico Hoerner is batting .429 this postseason with 12 base hits — second most only to Aaron Judge's 13 knocks. pic.twitter.com/Gi1iOIY6Yp
— Brendan Miller (@brendan_cubs) October 10, 2025
The Cubs' contact hitter broke the 11-hit record set by Hack and Cavarretta in 1945, and then tied by Lofton and Alou over a half-century later in 2003.
Now, Hoerner stands alone at the top of the list with his 12 hits through the first seven games of the 2025 postseason.
The seven-year veteran is hitting .429 this postseason with a .985 OPS, 16 total bases and four runs scored.
If the Cubs are able to complete the comeback on Saturday in Milwaukee and advance to the NLCS, Hoerner will likely be right in the middle of it.