Pete Crow-Armstrong hits three home runs in Cubs rout of Reds

Pete Crow-Armstrong went off at Wrigley on August 29, hitting his first career three-homer game as the Cubs blew past the Reds 17-5. He finished 4-for-6 with 6 RBI, pushing his season total to 36 home runs, and the internet noticed immediately.

Pardon My Take

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MVPete 3 Home runs

The reaction wasn't just about the box score. Fans in the bleachers were scrambling over seats and railings trying to come up with the third homer ball, the kind of scene that only happens when a guy is putting on a show.

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Fans were competing in the stands at Wrigley as PCA hit his 3rd HR of the game

Barstool Chicago tied it back to Cubs legend Sammy Sosa, who reportedly had already been talking up Crow-Armstrong before the game — the kind of thing that plays a lot better after a 3-homer, 6-RBI afternoon than before it.

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Sammy knew.

The historical company is real. Crow-Armstrong became the first Cubs player since 1974 to put up at least four hits, three homers and six RBI in a single game at Wrigley, and the performance widened his cushion over Shohei Ohtani in the NL MVP race with a real shot at a 40-40 season still in play.

The Reds didn't just fold, either — Cincinnati answered with homers of their own throughout the game, keeping things loud on both sides even as the Cubs pulled away. For a Cubs team chasing October, a night like this from their 24-year-old center fielder is exactly the kind of moment that gets pointed to when the MVP ballots get filled out.