Pete Crow-Armstrong hits his 42nd homer on a 4-hit night as Cubs beat
Braves 7-3
[September 15, 2026]
By MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 42nd homer
to match the Cubs record for a left-handed batter and finished with four
hits and four RBIs to power Chicago past the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on
Monday night.
Crow-Armstrong’s two-run shot to right in the sixth inning off AJ Smith-Shawver
pulled him even with Hall of Famer Billy Williams’ mark from 1970.
Crow-Armstrong has 102 RBIs, putting the All-Star center fielder over
100 for the first time in three full seasons. |
Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a two-run home run during the
sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Chicago,
Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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David Peterson (8-8) allowed one run on three hits over six-plus
innings. Chicago has won three of four and moved one-half game
ahead of idle Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
Crow-Armstrong also hit a two-run double in his seventh four-hit
game this season. Nico Hoerner had two hits, scored twice and
drove in a run.
Atlanta's Mike Yastrzemski smacked a pinch-hit, two-run homer
off reliever Javier Assad in Atlanta’s three-run seventh inning.
Peterson allowed three singles, walked three and struck out
seven — including Braves slugger Matt Olson three times — in his
13th start with the Cubs. Acquired from the Mets in June, the
left-hander improved to 5-2 with Chicago.
Atlanta’s Reynaldo Lopez (4-5) lasted three innings in his
second rough start since coming off the injured list. The
right-hander yielded five runs on six hits.
Crow-Armstrong's double to the right-field corner made it 3-0 in
the second. His homer to the bleachers in right made it 7-0.
Atlanta loaded the bases against Ryan Zeferjahn in the ninth,
but Ronald Acuña Jr. hit into a game-ending double play.
Up next
Braves LHP Martín Pérez (8-9, 3.08 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Kevin
Gausman (9-12, 4.60) on Tuesday night.
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