CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong was terrific once again. Same for Shohei Ohtani. It was quite a day in an increasingly compelling race for the NL MVP award. Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Chicago Cubs beat Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Wednesday for a sweep…
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Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani put on a show at Wrigley Field as MVP talk heats up
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 05: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field on August 05, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong added to his NL MVP campaign right in front of Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday. Crow-Armstrong slugged two more homers for the Chicago Cubs in their series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers, including a laser off the videoboard in right field.
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs swept Shohei Ohtani and the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers with a wild 7-6 victory on Wednesday. Nico Hoerner added three hits as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.
There’s plenty of speed to go around between Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani, a couple of baseball’s elite base-stealers. But their race for the NL MVP is looking less like a race and more like a heavyweight fight.
CHICAGO — Two weeks ago, Dave Roberts was declarative. Shohei Ohtani, he said then, “is going to be the MVP of the National League.” The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani appeared to be a lock for NL MVP, but now he has some competition. By Wednesday morning, however, the Dodgers manager sounded less sure.
Pete Crow-Armstrong was terrific once again. Same for Shohei Ohtani. It was quite a day in an increasingly compelling race for the NL MVP award. Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Chicago Cubs beat Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Wednesday for a sweep of their …
CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong was terrific once again. Same for Shohei Ohtani. It was quite a day in an increasingly compelling race for the NL MVP award. Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Chicago Cubs beat Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Wednesday for a sweep…
CHICAGO — Most Chicago Cubs fans already knew it, but Pete Crow-Armstrong wanted to make sure the rest of the baseball world was aware: Shohei Ohtani has real competition for the National League MVP award.
