Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in Major League Baseball to hit for the cycle this season Monday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field.
The 24-year-old center fielder completed the feat in reverse order, opening with a leadoff home run before adding a triple in the third inning, a double in the fifth and a single in the seventh. His first three hits came against Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen, with the final knock off reliever Antonio Senzatela.
Crow-Armstrong is the 13th player in Cubs franchise history to hit for the cycle and the youngest to do so since Randy Hundley in 1966. He is only the fourth player in the divisional era to complete the cycle in reverse order.
"I'm proud of myself for the work I've been doing over the last few weeks, over the course of the year, really," Crow-Armstrong said.
Despite the individual milestone, Crow-Armstrong was critical of himself after getting picked off base immediately following his cycle-completing single.
"I did everything I could to help the team, but I also had a real lapse in focus, and that really could have hurt us tonight," said Crow-Armstrong. "I know it's a rare feat. Hard to answer questions like those when the game just ended, and I'm processing a lot."
Crow-Armstrong has been scorching lately, collecting 13 hits across his previous six games, eight of which went for extra bases. His OPS climbed to .845 following Monday's performance.
Chicago rallied from a 4-3 deficit in the ninth inning when Matt Shaw scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk. It was the Cubs' ninth walk-off win, the most in the majors.




