Miguel Amaya and the Cubs made history Monday night in Pittsburgh.

Things were close early, as the Cubs clung to a 3-2 lead.

But they broke things open with 8 runs in the top of the 6th inning – their best output in an inning this season.

When the evening was over, the Cubs – who moved to 66-66 on the season – tallied:

18 runs
21 hits
7 walks
7 doubles
2 homers
8 stolen bases

[HIGHLIGHTS: Cubs rout Pirates in Pittsburgh]

The Cubs became the first team since the Newark Peppers (yes, that’s a real team name) in 1914 with 20 hits, 18 runs and 8 stolen bases in the same game.

Let’s start with the 8 stolen bases. That’s the first time the Cubs have done that in a game in 113 years, since Sept. 17, 1911.

[WATCH: All 8 Cubs stolen bases in Pittsburgh]

Pete Crow-Armstrong stole 3 bases, Ian Happ swiped a pair and then Nico Hoerner, Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki each secured a stolen base apiece.

As for Amaya, he became the first Cubs player ever to notch 4 hits and 4 RBI from the 9 spot in the batting order (since RBI became an official stat in 1920):

The Cubs catcher has been on fire since he got a little tip from former big league slugger Nelson Cruz.

Crow-Armstrong and Amaya combined for 7 hits and a walk on the night from the bottom 2 spots in the Cubs order.

Since the start of August, the Cubs’ 8-9 hitters (typically Crow-Armstrong and Amaya) lead baseball by a WIDE margin with a 1.041 OPS:

[WATCH: Breaking down PCA and Amaya’s success at the bottom of Cubs batting order]

Dansby Swanson did his part from the No. 7 spot in the order as well with a grand slam, a walk and 2 runs scored.

Isaac Paredes hit the other home run and of course, he pulled it to left field:

The Cubs go for the series win against the Pirates Tuesday night. Coverage begins on Marquee Sports Network at 4:30 p.m.