Pete Crow-Armstrong’s first career walk-off homer gives Cubs 7-5 win over White Sox in 10 innings

The Chicago Cubs secured a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field on Monday night, with Pete Crow-Armstrong propelling the team to triumph with his first-ever career walk-off homer in the 10th inning. The All-Star center fielder, who is an MVP contender, connected on a two-run shot off White Sox pitcher Hagen Smith (2-1), sending the ball soaring into the right-field patio area.

This marked Crow-Armstrong's fifth leadoff homer of the season, bringing his total to 30 for the year, one shy of his career high achieved last year. He also boasts back-to-back 30-30 seasons.

Seiya Suzuki contributed with a solo homer for the Cubs, while Jacob Webb (5-2) left the bases loaded in the top of the 10th, setting up Crow-Armstrong's walk-off. The Cubs' leadoff batter concluded his impressive day by going 4 for 5 with a walk. The victory ended a two-game losing streak for the Cubs and brought an end to the White Sox's three-game winning streak.

Randal Grichuk and Andrew Benintendi each homered for the White Sox, who had won six of their last eight games and taken two of three from the Cubs earlier in the season. Nico Hoerner's RBI single tied the game in the bottom of the ninth. In the eighth inning, Jacob Benintendi delivered a two-run homer off Ryan Zeferjahn's first pitch, giving the White Sox a 5-4 lead.

Crow-Armstrong then drove Luis Castillo's first pitch down the right-field line for the decisive walk-off homer. Seiya Suzuki added a three-run homer, his 10th of the season, in the fourth inning, striking out 10 White Sox batters, including a season-high, over six innings.