Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong Makes History with Cycle in Thrilling Cubs Win

Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong made baseball history on Monday night, hitting for the cycle and leading the host Cubs to a thrilling 5-4 walk-off victory over the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series.

Crow-Armstrong completed his cycle in reverse, hitting a leadoff homer in the first, tripling in the third, doubling in the fifth, and singling in the seventh.

However, his cycle looked as if it might go for naught when Cole Carrigg hit a three-run homer to put the Rockies ahead 4-2 in the eighth. But Crow-Armstrong quickly responded with a sacrifice fly to right in the bottom of the inning, beginning a comeback for the Cubs.

Trailing by two runs with two outs in the ninth, Juan Mejia made a pivotal mistake, walking leadoff batter Seiya Suzuki and then overthrowing second base while trying to force Suzuki on Ian Happ's comebacker. Suzuki went to third, and Mejia then walked Nico Hoerner before Seth Halvorsen entered and gave up the game-tying RBI single to Pedro Ramirez.

Juiced by the tied score, Matt Shaw worked a bases-loaded, five-pitch walk to end the game. It was the ninth walk of the night issued by Rockies pitchers.

Cubs starter Shota Imanaga allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings. Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen lasted five innings, giving up one run on five hits and one walk while fanning five.