NEW YORK – Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong once again showed the Mets they made a mistake trading him to Chicago in 2021. His three-run homer in the top of the second inning helped the Cubs beat the Mets, 9-6, at Citi Field on Tuesday night. When Crow-Armstrong came to the plate to face right-hander Kodai Senga with runners on first and second, the Cubs already had a 2-0 lead, thanks to a bases-loaded walk from Carson Kelly and a sacrifice fly by Dansby Swanson. Crow-Armstrong swung at a 1-0 pitch and hit the ball over the right-center-field wall to give Chicago the five-run cushion. It was Crow-Armstrong’s 17th home run of the season and fifth homer in his past six games. “I thought the at-bats were really good from one through nine,” Crow-Armstrong said. “It was really good at-bats for nine straight innings -- great walks. We had three guys with two walks today. It was really good from pitch one to the last one.”
