Pete Crow-Armstrong hits for reverse cycle, delivers in the clutch before Cubs walk off Rockies

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Pete Crow-Armstrong entered Monday night's contest against the Colorado Rockies already on a tear at the plate, but the Chicago Cubs center fielder took things to a truly historic level in what turned into a night to remember at Wrigley Field.

Riding a five-game hit streak and carrying a batting average of .392 in June, Crow-Armstrong got things going in a hurry on Monday with a leadoff home run to right-center field. In his next at-bat, he launched a ball on a nearly identical line, but didn't quite catch enough of it to leave the yard, ultimately picking up a triple.

With a home run and triple already in his back pocket through three innings, talk of potentially hitting for the cycle was inevitable. Those whispers turned into roars in the bottom of the fifth inning when PCA sent a screamer down the first-base line and cruised into second for a double.

Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a double against Michael Lorenzen #24 of the Colorado Rockies (not pictured) at Wrigley Field on June 15, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hirschuber/Getty Images) ((Photo by Michael Hirschuber/Getty Images))

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All that was left was a single, for not only the old-fashioned cycle, but for the extremely rare reverse cycle.

PCA needed to see just three pitches in the bottom of the seventh inning to send a line drive into right-center field, and history was officially made.

According to Cubs historian Ed Hartig, Crow-Armstrong became the first player in franchise history to complete a