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CHICAGO – Pete Crow-Armstrong has called his ability to hit pitches that drop below the strike zone both a blessing and a curse. When the Cubs center fielder gets a hold of one, he can do a lot of damage, but there is always a heightened risk of a swing and miss.
In a 2-1 win over the Rockies on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, the Cubs were counting their blessings.
Crow-Armstrong attacked an 0-1 curveball from Colorado starter Tanner Gordon that dove well under the strike zone in the fourth inning. The center fielder connected, sending the ball arcing high down the right-field line, where it crashed into the stands for Crow-Armstrong’s 15th home run of the season.
“It’s unique, the damage he can do below the strike zone,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “But that’s the point — it’s damage. It’s home runs. It’s extra-base hits. When he gets a ball that’s just below the strike zone, it’s a little bit of his go-zone. It’s his hot zone. That’s really unique.”
With that blast, Crow-Armstrong gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead that proved sufficient to back a strong six-inning outing by lefty Matthew Boyd and set up the bullpen to handle the rest. The center fielder also made a bit of history in the process.
Crow-Armstrong became just the fifth player on record to reach at least 15 homers and 15 stolen bases in his team’s first 56 games — and the first in 22 years. Per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, that short list includes Alfonso Soriano (2003), Eric Davis (1987), Bobby Bonds (1975) and Ken Williams (1922).
Crow-Armstrong cracked a smile when told he was the fastest to a 15-15 season in Cubs history.
“Baseball’s got a lot of funny stats,” he replied. “It’s too early in the year for me to look at a stat like that and be really taken back, I guess.”
The curveball that Crow-Armstrong crushed was just 1.08 feet off the ground, per Statcast, making it the second-lowest pitch hit for a homer in this MLB season. The only one lower was 0.86 feet off the ground and it was launched against the Brewers on May 2 by — you guessed it — Crow-Armstrong. In fact, he has three of the four lowest pitches hit for homers since the start of the ‘24 season.
The leadoff homer in the fourth also gave Crow-Armstrong 50 RBIs on the year, moving him into the half-century club with teammate Seiya Suzuki. Crow-Armstrong is tied for second (Boston’s Rafael Devers) in MLB in that category — one behind Suzuki, who delivered an RBI double in the first inning for No. 51. Per team historian Ed Hartig, Suzuki and Crow-Armstrong are the first Cubs teammates to reach 50 RBIs apiece in the team’s first 56 games of a season.
“I love Seiya,” Crow-Armstrong said. “When Seiya’s hot, it’s some of the most beautiful baseballs being hit, I think, that you can kind of find. If you appreciate the game, you appreciate Seiya back-spinning a baseball. He’s just one of the better hitters I’ve ever seen.”
