Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a fly ball to right field in the tenth inning. It left his bat at 98.7 mph and carried 391 feet.
Carson Kelly scored. Crow-Armstrong scored. The Cubs won 7-5. The scorecard stops there, because a walk-off home run ends the inning the moment the winning run crosses. The card does not play out what might have happened next. It records what the rules allow and nothing more.
This was the 17th walk-off that ended it big in 2026 — a home run in extra innings or with the bases loaded that finishes the game the instant the ball is gone. The inning does not continue. The other side does not bat again.
What set this one apart was the card underneath it. Crow-Armstrong had five plate appearances before the tenth. He homered to right in the first — his 29th of the season. He singled to right in his next trip. He struck out looking. He walked. He doubled to left on a sharp line drive.
Four hits on the night. Three for extra bases. Then a sixth plate appearance in extra innings, Kelly on base, and another fly ball into right field.
His 30th home run of the year. The 29th went to right in the first inning. The 30th went to right in the tenth. Between them: a single to right, a strikeout, a walk, and a double to left. Both home runs landed in the same part of the park. The second one ended the game.
A walk-off that ends it big asks one swing to clear the fence, drive in the winning run, and leave nothing for the other side. Crow-Armstrong's did. The scorecard reads 7-5, and the tenth inning is the last line on it.
