Pete Crow-Armstrong's two homers fuel Chicago Cubs' victory - ESPN

CHICAGO — The milestones keep piling up for Chicago Cubs center fielder and National League MVP candidate Pete Crow-Armstrong after he hit two home runs — a leadoff blast and a walk-off shot — against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in a wild 7-5, 10-inning victory.

Crow-Armstrong, 24, is the first player since 2010 to hit a leadoff homer and a walk-off blast in the same game. It's also the first time in franchise history that a Cubs player has accomplished the feat. And it vaulted him into the 30/30 club for the second consecutive season.

«Today, I was like, 'Man, it's pedal to the metal,'» Crow-Armstrong said after the win. «Have some conviction in the swings that you're taking. Don't be afraid to swing and miss kind of stuff. Simple as that really.»

Crow-Armstrong didn't like his performance over the weekend during a series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, so he took to the field early Monday alongside hitting coach John Mallee. Tee work and some flips in the cage did the trick.

«The flips were just to see some ball flight, get out of the cage and just see ball fly,» Crow-Armstrong said.

It flew a few hours later, as well.

Crow-Armstrong hit the first pitch he saw from White Sox starter Luis Castillo out of the park. He followed that with a single, double and walk before bringing over 40,000 fans to their feet with a two-run homer in the 10th off reliever Hagen Smith to end the back-and-forth affair.

«He gets fooled by a slider, but the bat stays through the zone and it's 380 feet,» manager Craig Counsell said of the winner.

White Sox manager Will Venable was asked if he thought about walking Crow-Armstrong, considering first base was open with the automatic runner on second.

«No, that's not an option there,» he