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The Rundown: Crow-Armstrong’s Mays-Like April, Cubs Take Down Skenes, Trout Injured Again

“Magneto said, ‘Now the time has come to gather our forces and run!'”Magneto & Titanium Man by Paul McCartney & Wings

Pete Crow-Armstrong had a helluva April. The 23-year-old centerfielder entered the month with a .148 batting average, no home runs or stolen bases, one double, and two RBI. Those Cubs fans who are notoriously too quick to panic immediately wrote him off as a bust. April Fools, right? Something or somebody lit a fire under Crow-Armstrong’s mercurial feet because he busted out over the next 23 games.