Crow-Armstrong powers Cubs past Braves at Wrigley

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 42nd homer to match the Cubs record for a left-handed batter and finished with four hits and four RBI as Chicago beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Monday night. Crow-Armstrong’s two-run shot to right in the sixth inning pulled him even with Hall of Famer Billy Williams’ 1970 mark. Crow-Armstrong has 102 RBI, reaching 100 for the first time in three full seasons. David Peterson (8-8) allowed one run on three hits over six-plus innings. Reynaldo López took the loss. Mike Yastrzemski homered for Atlanta. Nico Hoerner and Michael Conforto each drove in a run for Chicago, while Atlanta right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver worked five innings. Chicago had 10 hits, Atlanta eight, and Atlanta grounded into three double plays. The Cubs moved one-half game ahead of idle Philadelphia for the top NL wild card. Chicago improved to 84-67; Atlanta fell to 88-63. Attendance at Wrigley Field was 34,515 in a game that took 2:40.