The second half of the MLB season was far from what anyone expected for Pete Crow-Armstrong. After a lengthy slump turned him from an MVP candidate to all but a platoon player, Crow-Armstrong continued to struggle in the playoffs, going 0-6 with five strikeouts in games one and two.
With the Cubs on the brink of elimination against the San Diego Padres, Crow-Armstrong stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning. Facing off against former-Cub Yu Darvish, still a formidable foe at age 39, PCA roped a line drive into the gap in left field to drive in the game’s first run.