The Chicago Cubs earned a massive sweep on Thursday and it came because one of their top prospects did something he didn't do during his first tenure in the bigs.
Even though the dynastic American League team looks like a shell of themselves, earning a sweep in front of home fans is always sweet no matter who the opponent is.
It looked like they might be in trouble early when Yordan Alvarez scored Jose Altuve with a sacrifice fly that put the Astros up 1-0, but Javier Assad settled in to get out of the inning relatively unscathed despite the traffic on the basepaths. He then went three up, three down from the second to the fourth inning, giving the Cubs' offense a chance to get back into the game.
That ultimately came in the sixth when Dansby Swanson scored on an infielder's choice play from Miguel Amaya's grounder to the right side that leveled things at one.With Amaya on second base following a wild pitch, Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his first Major League home run to right center field that traveled 396 feet.Not only was it his first homer, but it was also the first hit of his career after he had gone 0-14 during his 13 games last season.
Having him get his"firsts" in two separate categories should now allow him to settle in and play the game like he knows how
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