PCA hits for the cycle, Cubs walk off 5-4 win over Rockies

Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first major league player to hit for the cycle this season as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

Chicago trailed 4-3 in the ninth inning before Pedro Ramírez hit an RBI single off Seth Halvorsen with the bases loaded and nobody out. Matt Shaw then walked on five pitches to force home the winning run.

Crow-Armstrong extended his on-base streak to 19 games with his second leadoff home run in three games, a 434-foot shot center field off Michael Lorenzen.

Crow-Armstrong led off the third with a triple to center. He doubled in the fifth and singled leading off the seventh for the 13th cycle in Cubs history and second since 1993.

A triple short of a cycle on Saturday, Crow-Armstrong finished 4 for 4 with a sacrifice and two RBIs, but only scored once as the Cubs went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position until the ninth. 

Juan Mejia (1-6) took the loss for the Rockies (27-46). Rockies pitchers gave up 7 walks in the last three innings.

Chicago starter Shota Imanaga allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings. Daniel Palencia (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.

Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner (2-2, 5.20 ERA) starts Tuesday against Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (4-3, 4.86).


(AP Photo Nam Y. Huh)