Crow-Armstrong homers and Boyd pitches Cubs to 2-1 win over Rockies
[May 29, 2025]
By MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home
run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and the Chicago
Cubs edged the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth
straight win.
Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and rookie Matt Shaw had
two hits for the NL Central leaders, who have won 10 of 12. |
Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) runs the bases after hitting a
solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the
Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin
Hooley) |
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Boyd (5-2) allowed just an unearned run while
striking out eight and walking none. Three relievers followed,
with Daniel Palencia pitching a perfect ninth for his fourth
save.
Tyler Freeman had a sacrifice fly for the Rockies, who lost
their fifth straight and fell to 9-47 — the worst record in the
majors.
Orlando Arcia, who signed with Colorado earlier in the day,
singled in his first two at-bats with his new team. Arcia was
released by Atlanta on Sunday after batting .194 in 14 games
with the Braves.
Tanner Gordon (1-2) permitted two runs and six hits in 4 2/3
innings for the Rockies.
Boyd retired 13 of his first 14 batters. Arcia singled leading
off the third.
Chicago jumped ahead 1-0 in the first on Suzuki’s double to the
left-center wall. Crow-Armstrong made it 2-0 in the fourth when
he golfed a low curveball down the right-field line.
Key moment
Boyd got through a shaky sixth and exited ahead 2-1. Chicago led
2-0 when Mickey Moniak led off with a single. Jordan Beck
followed with a drive to left that Ian Happ caught at the wall.
Moniak advanced to third on Boyd’s wild pickoff attempt and
scored on Freeman's sac fly, caught by Crow-Armstrong against
the center-field wall.
Key stat
Shaw is 13 for 34 (.382) since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa
on May 20.
Up next
Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (0-7, 5.86 ERA) faces Mets LHP David
Peterson (3-2, 2.79) on Friday in New York.
The Cubs host Cincinnati on Friday. Neither team had announced a
scheduled starter.
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