Cubs win walk-off as Pete Crow-Armstrong hits for cycle

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong made franchise history Monday night by hitting for the cycle, but his individual achievement was nearly overshadowed by a dramatic team comeback in a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field.

Crow-Armstrong became the first player in Major League Baseball this season to complete the cycle, and the 13th Cub ever to do so. He is only the second Cubs center fielder since 1901 to accomplish the feat, joining Hall of Famer Hack Wilson. The 24-year-old achieved the milestone in reverse order, starting with a leadoff home run in the first inning, adding a triple in the third, a double in the fifth, and finally a single in the seventh.

The historic moment was immediately followed by a costly mistake, as Crow-Armstrong was picked off first base by Rockies reliever Brennan Bernardino just seconds after his cycle-clinching single. At the time, the Cubs held a narrow 2-1 lead. Crow-Armstrong later acknowledged the lapse in focus, stating such an error could not happen again.

The game shifted dramatically in the eighth inning when Colorado rookie Cole Carrigg hit a three-run homer to give the Rockies a 4-2 advantage....