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Chicago Cubs breakout star Pete Crow-Armstrong stole the show on Thursday night as the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n

“PCA” as he’s known, hit a two-run home run off Andrew Heaney to help fuel the victory, making some history with his ability to hit bad pitches out of the park.<\/p>\n

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong now has this homer on a pitch 3.90 ft above the ground AND a homer earlier this year on a 0.86-ft pitch<\/em><\/p>\n

PCA is the 1st player with homers on pitches both 3.90+ ft & less than 0.90 ft off the ground in a season under Statcast (2015)<\/p>\n

h\/t the wizard @JasonBernard_<\/p>\n

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Pete Crow-Armstrong now has this homer on a pitch 3.90 ft above the ground AND a homer earlier this year on a 0.86-ft pitch<\/p>\n

PCA is the 1st player with homers on pitches both 3.90+ ft & less than 0.90 ft off the ground in a season under Statcast (2015)<\/p>\n

h\/t the wizard\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/fmRpEPaP22<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 13, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Crow-Armstrong, 23, has emerged as one of the best players in the league this season, and he seems destined to make his first All-Star Game. Through 269 at-bats, he’s hitting .271 with 18 homers and 57 RBIs. He’s also got 21 stolen bases. In addition to make the All-Star Game, he’s also likely to get MVP consideration.<\/p>\n

He’s a major reason why the Cubs have the best record in the National League Central at 42-27.<\/p>\n

Jameson Taillon earned the win for the Cubs, going 6.1 innings and striking out seven. He allowed just two earned runs on four hits. He walked two and moved to 7-3.<\/p>\n

Heaney was the tough-luck loser, going six innings and giving up three earned runs. Pittsburgh is now 28-42, which is last in the National League Central.<\/p>\n

The two teams will play again on Friday afternoon at 2:20 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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