Pete Crow-Armstrong

ATLANTA (AP) Javier Assad pitched six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs avoided their first sweep of the season by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Wednesday night. Assad (4-0) allowed just four hits and walked one while matching a season high with seven strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 1.49 through nine starts. Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2 for...

Pete Crow-Armstrong got savvy on the basepath during the Cubs-Mets game on Thursday, using his helmet to remain on second base and avoid a tagout. Let the record show, there isn t a rule in the MLB rulebook that signifies whether or not this play is a violation that should ve resulted Crow-Armstrong out. SNY reporter Steve Gelbs said the same on...

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jordan Shusterman and senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz talk about the feel-good moment of the week: Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong's first big league hit. Hear the full conversation on the Baseball Bar-B-Cast podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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