Crow-Armstrong Hits 3 Homers vs Reds

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered three times and drove in six runs as the Chicago Cubs blew out the Cincinnati Reds 17-5 on Saturday at Wrigley Field. The Associated Press, carried by CBS Sports and ESPN, called it his first career three-homer game. Crow-Armstrong went 4-for-6, scored four times, and lifted his season total to 36 homers. Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 77-59. Cincinnati fell to 64-72.

The first one was a 435-foot leadoff shot to right-center, his eighth leadoff homer of the year (all this season), AP wrote. The second was a two-run drive in the second. The third was a 444-foot three-run blast to center in the seventh, off Tony Santillan, for No. 36. He also singled and scored in the fourth. When catcher Jose Trevino came in to pitch the eighth, Crow-Armstrong grounded to second and got a standing ovation from 39,597.

What were Pete Crow-Armstrong's stats vs the Reds?

Three homers, six RBIs, four runs, 4-for-6. That is the sourced line from AP and the ESPN box. Alex Bregman, Carson Kelly, and Seiya Suzuki also went deep. The Cubs hit six homers and piled up 19 hits. Kelly had four RBIs, including a three-run shot in the fifth. The bottom of the order (Tyrone Taylor, Pedro Ramirez, Kelly) went 8-for-12 and scored nine runs, AP noted.

Kevin Gausman (8-11) got the win despite five runs in five innings and seven strikeouts. Andrew Abbott (6-10) was charged with seven runs and eight hits in three-plus innings. Sal Stewart homered, his 30th, and now leads NL rookies in homers and RBIs (104), AP wrote. Eugenio Suarez also went deep. The Reds still lost by a dozen.

How rare is Crow-Armstrong's three-homer game?

First of his career, and it arrived in an MVP push. MLB.com noted he now has five games with at least 10 total bases this year, tied with Larry Walker (1997), Johnny Mize (1940), and Jimmie Foxx (1933) for second-most since 1900. Nelson Cruz holds the record with six in 2019. Crow-Armstrong is already the only Cub besides Sammy Sosa to post 30-30 seasons, and the first to do it in consecutive years, MLB.com wrote, with 36 homers and 32 steals.

Chicago is 7-2 against Cincinnati this year after Friday's 10-8 loss. Sunday is Shota Imanaga vs Chase Burns. The homer binge sits next to the desk's other Saturday power note, the Edmundo Sosa grand slam. Searchers typing Crow-Armstrong 3 homers want the box, not a vibe. It is 17-5, three bombs, six driven in.

Crow-Armstrong 3 homers FAQ

How many home runs did Pete Crow-Armstrong hit Saturday? Three, plus six RBIs, in a 17-5 Cubs win, per AP and ESPN.

How many homers does Crow-Armstrong have this season? 36 after Saturday, AP said, including his eighth leadoff homer of 2026.

What was the Cubs-Reds final score? Chicago 17, Cincinnati 5 on Aug. 29, 2026, at Wrigley Field.