Crow-Armstrong homers twice, Imanaga shines as Cubs beat Braves 8-4
[September 17, 2026]
By LUKE DeCOCK
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete-Crow Armstrong hit his 43rd and
44th homers and broke the Chicago Cubs' record for left-handers, and
Shota Imanaga allowed a run in six innings in an 8-4 victory over the
Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams’
franchise record set in 1970. Crow-Armstrong led off the seventh with
another shot for his 13th career multi-homer game and seventh of the
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Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrates his home run during the
seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday,
Sept. 16, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez) |
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Alex Bregman went 3 for 4 with a home run, triple, double and
four RBIs, and Crow-Armstrong added an RBI triple as the Cubs
stayed a half-game ahead of the Phillies for the first NL wild
card.
After allowing three hits in the first two innings, Imanaga
(11-10) retired 11 straight batters before Ronald Acuna Jr.
doubled and later scored in the sixth, striking out eight and
walking none.
On a night when the Braves could have clinched a playoff spot
with a win and results elsewhere, starter J.R. Ritchie (1-3)
allowed six runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Bregman led off the fourth with his 26th home run, and
Crow-Armstrong drove in Carson Kelly with a triple to right in
the fifth before Bregman's triple scored a pair of runs.
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, who has been out since August 16
with a left oblique strain, took six at-bats in a simulated game
Wednesday and is on schedule to be activated Friday, Cubs
manager Craig Counsell said.
Up next
Both teams are off Thursday. The Braves travel to Houston for a
three-game series starting Friday, while the Cubs travel to
Cincinnati.
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