Crow-Armstrong makes MLB history, Bregman give Cubs another walk-off win
over White Sox, 4-3
[August 19, 2026]
By LUKE DeCOCK
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong made MLB history
with a leadoff home run and Alex Bregman's RBI single gave the Chicago
Cubs a second straight walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox, 4-3 on
Tuesday night.
Carson Kelly led off the bottom of the ninth with a double to left off
Trevor Richards (0-1). The White Sox intentionally walked Crow-Armstrong
before Bregman delivered the Cubs' MLB-leading 13th walk-off win of the
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Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong watches his home run during the first
inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Aug.
18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez) |
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Bregman singled in pinch-runner Kevin Alcantara off Grant Taylor
in the seventh to tie the score.
Crow-Armstrong led off with a home run, his 31st, for the second
straight game and sixth time this season. He homered in
consecutive at-bats after his first career walk-off shot Monday.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Crow-Armstrong is the
first player in MLB history with two leadoff home runs and a
walk-off in a two-game span, and the 13th since 1900 to follow a
walk-off homer with a leadoff shot.
Crow-Armstrong also hit leadoff home runs in back-to-back games
June 15-16 against Colorado.
Jacob Webb (6-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win, the
Cubs' eighth straight over the White Sox at Wrigley Field.
Colson Montgomery had three hits for the White Sox, who saw
their AL Central lead shrink to four games over the Minnesota
Twins. The Cubs remained 4 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee
Brewers in the NL Central.
The game was delayed 88 minutes by rain in the eighth inning.
After White Sox opener Bryan Hudson gave up first-inning solo
home runs to Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch, Erick Fedde
worked 4 2/3 shutout innings.
The Cubs' Kevin Gausman gave up three runs on seven hits before
exiting the game in the fifth with a left (non-throwing) hand
cramp.
After Drew Romo's RBI single in the second, Munetaka Murakami
hit his 29th home run in the third. Tristan Peters put the White
Sox ahead in the fourth with an RBI double.
Up next
The White Sox have not named a starter for Wednesday's series
finale against Cubs RHP Clay Holmes (5-5, 2.56 ERA).
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