Pete Crow-Armstrong's two homers lift Chicago Cubs to 3-2 extra-innings win over San Francisco Giants
By
Andy Martinez
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field, thanks to a heroic performance from center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Crow-Armstrong hit a game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning—his second homer of the day—and finished 4-for-5, extending his career-best hitting streak to 11 games. The Cubs avoided another gloomy loss in front of 39,248 fans who had little to cheer about until the late innings.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThere were more boos than cheers — and even more jeers seemed mere moments away as the Cubs trailed by a run.
Yet there was one player who had given the crowd a fleeting moment to roar at, a second to believe the muddling team could pick up a win and avoid another series loss: All-Star center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
He already had a home run and three hits, half of the team's total to that point.
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