Crow-Armstrong, on before Dodgers, the club with which it grew
Pete Crow-Armstrong has devastated Dodgers, the team of his childhood; On Wednesday he left 4-3, with a homer
Chicago-Most players are happy to face Los Angeles Dodgers, but the central gardener of the Chicago Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong, may not be one of them.
The Angelino has swept his childhood team this season, including Wednesday night at the Wrigley Field, where he left 4-3 with a homer, two stolen bases and four ranked races, the greatest amount of his career, helping the Cubs to a 7-6 victory. This happened one night after Chicago beat Los Angeles 11-10, with Crow-Armstrong contributing to another homer.
On Wednesday they asked him if his performance has a special meaning when facing the team he used to support.
“Absolutely,” he said. “That is, they are considered the best, and I think we have enjoyed being able to demonstrate that we are up to it, and yes, it is always a little more special for me to be able to do it against the team with which I grew up.”
Crow-Armstrong erased a 2-0 disadvantage from the Cubs with a three-run homer in the fourth entrance, and then added a simple driver, an entry later, which turned out to be the last race of the night for the Cubs.
In total, he connected four home runs and towed nine races in the seven-game series of the season against the Dodgers, which the Cubs win 4-3 after losing the first two commitments in Japan in mid-March. But that was before the Cubs offensive took off. They average 6.3 races per game, the maximum of the MLB.
The Crow-Armstrong season also took off, starting more than a week ago when the teams faced Los Angeles. In the 10 games since then, the 23 -year -old batting .400 with five homers.
“With all the success he has had, he should send me a bottle of wine or some golf balls,” joked the Dodgers manager, Dave Robertsbefore Wednesday’s game.
Roberts and Crow-Armstrong exchanged jokes before the first game in the series, since the second year player is a friend of Roberts’s son, school. Both faced during their childhood.
“I have a couple of different connections with Doc,” said Crow-Armstrong. “It’s fantastic.”
That is the same word that Crow-Armstrong’s companions use to refer to it, since it continues to impress both on the plate and in the field. According to AM850 Researchhe is the fastest player in the history of the Cubs to reach five homers and 10 stolen bases, in 26 games.
In addition, its pitchers love to see it patrol the central garden.
“Defensively, I must say that it is probably the best,” said Wednesday’s opener Matthew Boyd. “And what he is doing on the plate is no surprise.”
Crow-Armstrong gave signs of take-off at the end of last year, but then had difficulties earlier this season before consolidating during the most recent tour of the CUBs. He said his swing arrived on time as he learned to deal with the failures better. They asked him how satisfied he is with his current game.
“If it results in a victory, it is very satisfactory,” he said. “It makes me feel very happy. I love being able to influence it in any way possible.”
His manager also thinks and described Wednesday as a “wonderful game” for Crow-Armstrong.
“Without a doubt, he made a lot felt,” he said Craig Counsell.
Crow-Armstrong is quickly becoming one of the fans’ favorites, since Cubs fans are adopting their aggressive game style. They asked him what he feels heard chanting his name when he reaches the plate after producing previous batters.
“I tried to ignore that,” he said with a laugh. “Yesterday I thought about it and thought: ‘I arrived at 20-0 when they chanted my name.’ But they keep chanting and support us all, and it’s the best.”
