US EditionPete Crow-Armstrong's Late Homer Lifts Cubs over Angels
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 28th home run in the ninth inning, breaking a tie and securing the Cubs' victory as the Angels continue to struggle in the wild-card race.
- On Friday, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in the opener of a three-game series at Angel Stadium, winning on Pete Crow-Armstrong's ninth-inning solo homer off Kenley Jansen.
- With the season nearing its final month, the Angels are sliding in the wild-card race, and interim manager Ray Montgomery urged grinding now rather than coasting.
- Yoán Moncada supplied major offense by homering twice for the Angels, including a tying shot in the seventh, while Kyle Tucker ended a 25-game drought with a first-inning solo off Tyler Anderson.
- Kenley Jansen was charged with the loss after giving up the ninth-inning homer, and Mike Trout extended an on-base streak to 22 games despite the Angels offense producing only three hits and losing for the fifth time in seven games.
- The Cubs' recent stretch shows momentum as they have won six of eight games starting this road trip through the West, and PCA entered Friday with 27 homers this season.
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Cubs' Crow-Armstrong, Tucker Put Droughts Behind Them: 'About Time'
It’s no secret that the Cubs have, going back nearly two months, struggled to score runs and–to no one’s surprise–have struggled to win games as well. Chicago was 59-39 on July 19, and star outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong had 26 home runs at that point. Fellow star Kyle Tucker had 18 home runs.Heading into Friday’s game against the Angels, Tucker still had 18 homers and PCA had 27. Yes, the pair combined for one home run in that 30-game span for …
Chicago Tribune
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and Kyle Tucker hit his first home run in more than a month, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Crow-Armstrong hit a solo shot off Kenley Jansen (5-4) with one out, his 28th homer of the season and first in his last 25 games, to kick off a nine-game road trip. Tucker also ended a 25-game drought with his s…
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Pete Crow-Armstrong's late homer lifts Cubs over Angels
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a go-ahead solo home run in top of the ninth to power the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opening game of a three-game interleague series on Friday night in…
How Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong is addressing August slump
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong borrowed a piece of wisdom from Justin Turner while working through a recent slump.“It’s not actually a process or a step-by-step or anything, but to me it is,” Crow-Armstrong told the Sun-Times recently. “It’s, ‘You always check your timing and then your [bat] path.’ ’’Crow-Armstrong’s offensive production has been down in August after consistently coming through as one of the Cubs’ top hitte…
How Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong is addressing August slump – Usa news
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong borrowed a piece of wisdom from Justin Turner while working through a recent slump. “It’s not actually a process or a step-by-step or anything, but to me it is,” Crow-Armstrong told the Sun-Times recently. “It’s, ‘You always check your timing and then your [bat] path.’ ’’ Crow-Armstrong’s offensive production has been down in August after consistently coming through as one of the Cubs’ top hit…
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