Pete Crow-Armstrong turned Monday night at Wrigley Field into his personal highlight reel, completing the cycle with a seventh-inning single to cap a four-hit showcase. The Cubs center fielder started his night with a 434-foot leadoff blast, then checked off a triple and a double before locking it all in with that final base hit. He became the 13th player in franchise history to hit for the cycle as the crowd of 38,337 rose to its feet. Moments later, he was picked off first base, a bizarre little epilogue to a historic performance.
How He Put It Together
Crow-Armstrong wasted no time, opening the game by launching a leadoff homer off Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen that traveled about 434 feet to center. He followed it up with a triple down the right-field line in the third inning and then ripped a double off the wall in the fifth. That left the so-called easiest leg for last. In the seventh, he finished the cycle with a 99.6-mph single off left-hander Brennan Bernardino, according to Sportsnet.
Where It Fits In Cubs History
This was the 13th cycle in Cubs history and the first by a Cub since Carson Kelly pulled one off on March 31, 2025. MLB.com notes that Crow-Armstrong is one of the rare players to complete a cycle in reverse order and that he is only the second Cubs center fielder to do it since 1901, joining Hack Wilson, who managed the feat on June 23, 1930.
Reaction And A Rare Footnote
Manager Craig Counsell, who has regularly written Crow-Armstrong’s name in the leadoff spot, pointed to the role that comes with that perch. “There is a responsibility of hitting first in a lineup, we are choosing you to hit the most,” he said, in comments reported by The New York Times. The Times also reported the crowd at 38,337 at Wrigley Field and noted that Crow-Armstrong was picked off first base shortly after completing the cycle, a bemused coda to an otherwise electric night.
Box Score And What It Means
Chicago held on for a 5–4 victory, and the box score shows Crow-Armstrong went 4-for-4 with a homer, triple and double that provided the margin, according to the game recap at CBS Sports. The performance serves as a capstone to what was already shaping up as a strong season for the 24-year-old. He entered the night with an .806 OPS, 12 homers and 16 steals, per Sportsnet, and his cycle will sit near the top of the highlight reel as the Cubs push through the summer.
