Pete Crow-Armstrong Homers Twice, Racks Up Six RBI on Friday
Pete Crow-Armstrong feasted on Cincinnati Reds pitching Friday in a 13-6 blowout win. Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-6 with two home runs (including a grand slam), a double, and six RBI to help lead the Cubs to victory over their division rivals. PCA's first homer was a 410-foot, two-run shot off right-hander Hunter Greene in the fourth inning. The grand slam, a 350-footer, came in the sixth inning against righty Tony Santillan. The Cubs were trailing then, but they took an 8-6 lead on the blast and ultimately rolled to victory. Chicago is leading the NL Central thanks in no small part to Crow-Armstrong, who's thriving in his age-23 campaign. Despite a lack of walks (4.2%), he's hitting a terrific .287/.319/.589 with 14 homers, 45 RBI, and 14 steals through 216 plate appearances. The lefty swinger has struggled against southpaws (.216/.231/.471 vs. LHP), though, and he's due to face lefty Andrew Abbott on Saturday.
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