Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong says recent errors 'genuinely laughable' - ESPN

CHICAGO — Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong called his errors over the past two games «laughable» after allowing a ball to scoot under his glove in the second inning of Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

The error plated three runs as Brewers third baseman David Hamilton came all the way around to score after hitting a single to center field on the play.

Crow-Armstrong also dropped a fly ball in Tuesday's game, though that one didn't lead to any runs for Milwaukee.

«Yesterday and today are genuinely laughable,» Crow-Armstrong said. «One thing I can fall back on is, it's never a lack of focus but (instead) trying too hard and trying to make up for the lack of production that I have given this team and this city.»

Crow-Armstrong went 0-for-3 Wednesday with two strikeouts and has an OPS of just .659 after signing a six-year, $115 million contract extension over the winter. Some of that salary went to a fine he incurred after a heated exchange with a fan during Sunday's loss to the White Sox.

«Anything physically usually starts mentally,» Crow-Armstrong said. «I think that's what I'm showing everyone right now. That can't happen. That kind of stuff just can't happen.»

The Cubs have been in a «funk» lately, according to manager Craig Counsell. They've lost five in a row as well as their hold on first place in the NL Central. The Brewers own that distinction now after a decisive three-game sweep.

The Cubs committed more errors (3) than had hits (2) Wednesday as Brewers starter Kyle Harrison struck out 11 over seven innings. The team that had two 10-game win streaks already this season looks like a shell of itself right now.

«We have a great group in here,» third baseman Alex Bregman said. «Guys have been