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It is the second six RBI game for
Crow-Armstrong in eight days. According to Sportradar, he is the
first Cubs player to have two six RBI games in a calendar month
dating to at least 1920. The last player to do it in the majors
before Crow-Armstrong was Derek Dietrich, who accomplished the
feat in May 2019 for the Reds.
Crow-Armstrong drove in six runs from the leadoff spot in the
Cubs' 13-3 victory over the crosstown rival White Sox on May 16.
He batted cleanup on Friday night.
Seiya Suzuki had a three-run homer in the eighth inning and
Dansby Swanson added a two-run shot in the ninth for the NL
Central-leading Cubs, who have won three straight and six of
seven.
The Cubs trailed 6-2 before putting up six runs in the seventh.
Kyle Tucker lined a base hit to right with the bases loaded to
drive in two. After Suzuki's single loaded the bases,
Crow-Armstrong — who got the Cubs on the board with a two-run
shot in the fourth — drove an elevated slider by Tony Santillan
(0-1) off the right-field foul pole for his 14th homer of the
season and first career grand slam.
Chris Flexen (2-0), the third of six Cubs pitchers, got the win
with 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Key moment
Cincinnati second baseman Matt McLain helped set the stage for
the Cubs' big inning when he fielded Matt Shaw's grounder and
tried to tag out Nico Hoerner. Both runners were safe.
Key stat
With his base hit in the first, Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La
Cruz became the fastest player in major league history since
RBIs became an official stat in 1920 to reach 300 hits, at least
150 RBIs and at least 100 stolen bases for his career. De La
Cruz did in 310 games, surpassing Hanley Ramirez, who did it in
328 games for the Florida Marlins (2005-08).
Up next
Right-hander Colin Rea (3-0, 2.38 ERA) takes the hill for the
Cubs. The Reds counter with lefty Andrew Abbott (3-0, 1.80 ERA).
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