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Cubs Meet the Reds After Crow-Armstrong's 3-Home Run Game

  • Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong hit three home runs on Saturday, powering the team to a 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.
  • The 24-year-old's performance pushed his season totals to 36 homers and 32 stolen bases, making him an overwhelming-1100 favorite to win the National League MVP award.
  • Cubs icon Sammy Sosa challenged him before the game: "I want three out of you today. I need three." Crow-Armstrong delivered a 435-foot solo shot, 375-foot two-run blast, and 444-foot three-run homer.
  • His three-homer game raised his fWAR to 9.1, the fifth-highest single-season mark in Cubs history, positioning him within reach of the exclusive 40-40 club achieved by only six MLB players.
  • Crow-Armstrong remains an overwhelming favorite for the National League MVP award as the 77-59 Cubs push toward the postseason, with Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani second on the odds at +600.
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Cubs meet the Reds after Crow-Armstrong's 3-home run game

The Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds after Pete Crow-Armstrong hit three home runs on Saturday in a 17-5 win over the Reds.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Pete Croamstrong (Chicago Cubs), considered a candidate for the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in Major League Baseball (MLB)...

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NBC Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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