Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 2 home runs in Cubs win
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Key Points:
- Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs in the Cubs' 9-7 win over the Orioles, becoming the third player in Cubs history with back-to-back 20-homer, 20-steal seasons.
- Crow-Armstrong reached the 20-20 milestone faster than any Cubs player in history, doing so in 92 games this year and 73 games last year, surpassing Sammy Sosa’s previous record of 96 games.
- He is the first MLB player since Alfonso Soriano (2002-03) to have 20 homers and 20 steals before the All-Star break in consecutive years, joining an elite group including Jose Canseco and Bobby Bonds.
- Crow-Armstrong notably hit two home runs off Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer’s splitter, a pitch Kremer had limited hitters on and not given up a homer on since August 2022.
- The Cubs center fielder has been in excellent form recently, posting a .464/.583/.929 slash line with four homers and three steals over his last eight games, reinforcing his status as an emerging star.
