Pete Crow-Armstrong shows off his ‘unstoppable’ speed to steal the Cubs a run
If you didn’t know — Pete Crow-Armstrong is fast.
And you saw it on display Wednesday night in San Francisco.
The Cubs rookie scored from first base on a Miguel Amaya single. Yes, you read that right, a single.
With two outs in the 4th inning, Crow-Armstrong drew a walk to keep the frame alive. Then, Miguel Amaya followed with a groundball single up the middle that veered into the left-center field gap.
Then it was time to sit back and enjoy watching Crow-Armstrong do what he does best — run. The 22-year-old glided around second base, then had a quick slip but kept cruising towards third. There, third base coach Willie Harris waved him home and he scored standing up and without a throw.
For all of Crow-Armstrong’s prowess on the basepaths, it was the Cubs’ running game that might’ve cost them in Wednesday’s 4-3 loss to the Giants.
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The Cubs made three outs on the bases on Wednesday. Christopher Morel was thrown out at second trying to extend a single into a double in the 4th inning, then thrown out at first in the 6th on a backpick by catcher Patrick Bailey. Then, in the 8th, trailing by a run with Ian Happ at second base and Morel at first, the duo attempted a double steal, but Giants’ pitcher Tyler Rogers picked him off at third base.
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Just moments before Crow-Armstrong’s baserunning prowess, play-by-play broadcaster Jon “Boog” Sciambi and Jim Deshaies were discussing how manager Craig Counsell uses the word “unstoppable” when talking about Crow-Armstrong’s speed on the bases.
Crow-Armstrong taught everyone that lesson.