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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Luke Decock The Associated Press
Pete-Crow Armstrong hit two home runs, bringing his season total to 44 and breaking Billy Williams’ franchise record for left-handed batters in a single season. Shota Imanaga also pitched six strong innings, allowing only one run as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Wednesday night. This victory kept the Cubs a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies in the race for the first National League wild card spot.
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Story summary
On Wednesday night, Pete-Crow Armstrong hit two home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Atlanta Braves, breaking Billy Williams’ franchise record set in 1970. Armstrong's homers were his 43rd and 44th of the season, marking his seventh multi-homer game this year. Shota Imanaga, starting pitcher for the Cubs, allowed only one run over six innings while striking out eight batters and walking none. This win helped the Cubs stay a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies for the first National League wild card spot. The Braves' starter J.R. Ritchie struggled, allowing six runs in 4 2/3 innings. The final score was an 8-4 victory for the Chicago Cubs.
Written for “Cubs Beat Braves” on 2026-09-17,
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CHICAGO (AP) — Pete-Crow Armstrong hit his 43rd and 44th homers and broke the Chicago Cubs’ record for left-handers, and Shota Imanaga allowed a run in six innings in an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
asserted
Imanaga → hit → night
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams’ franchise record set in 1970.
asserted
Armstrong → homer → 1970
Crow-Armstrong led off the seventh with another shot for his 13th career multi-homer game and seventh of the season.
asserted
Armstrong → lead → season
Alex Bregman went 3 for 4 with a home run, triple, double and four RBIs, and Crow-Armstrong added an RBI triple as the Cubs stayed a half-game ahead of the Phillies for the first NL wild card.
asserted
Cubs → go → card
After allowing three hits in the first two innings, Imanaga (11-10) retired 11 straight batters before Ronald Acuna Jr. doubled and later scored in the sixth, striking out eight and walking none.
asserted
Jr. → allow → none
On a night when the Braves could have clinched a playoff spot with a win and results elsewhere, starter J.R. Ritchie (1-3) allowed six runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
uncertain
Ritchie → clinch → innings
Bregman led off the fourth with his 26th home run, and Crow-Armstrong drove in Carson Kelly with a triple to right in the fifth before Bregman’s triple scored a pair of runs.
asserted
triple → lead → runs
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, who has been out since August 16 with a left oblique strain, took six at-bats in a simulated game Wednesday and is on schedule to be activated Friday, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.
asserted
Counsell → take → schedule
The Braves travel to Houston for a three-game series starting Friday, while the Cubs travel to Cincinnati.
asserted
Cubs → travel → Cincinnati
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