CrowArmstrong's walk-off lifts Cubs to 7-5 win, 2nd straight 30-30 season

Pete CrowArmstrong delivered a historic performance Monday night, hitting a game-ending two-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field. The walkoff shot capped a 4-for-5 night that included two home runs, making CrowArmstrong the sixth player in Major League Baseball history to hit both a leadoff homer and a walkoff homer in the same game.

CrowArmstrong set the tone immediately by homering on the first pitch of the game against Luis Castillo. His two-run blast off Hagen Smith in the bottom of the 10th inning secured the win and marked his 30th home run of the season. The home run, his first career walkoff, also clinched a second consecutive season with at least 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases, as he has 31 steals. He is only the third player in MLB history to record multiple 30-30 seasons at age 24 or younger.

"This might be his best game in the big leagues right here," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. "It was an amazing game."

The game was a back-and-forth contest. After the Cubs took an early 2-0 lead, the White Sox rallied to tie it on a three-run homer by Randal Grichuk in the fourth inning. The Cubs...