Crow-Armstrong Whiff Gifts Brewers 5-0 Win, Extends Cubs' Slide to 5 Games

11 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 21

David Hamilton scored on an inside-the-park home run after Pete Crow-Armstrong whiffed a bases-loaded liner in the second inning of Milwaukee's 5-0 win at Wrigley Field.
Chicago managed just 2 hits, went 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position and committed 3 errors as the Brewers completed a three-game sweep and outscored the Cubs 19-5.
Crow-Armstrong's slump has deepened on both sides of the ball: he is 4-for-37 with 12 strikeouts over his last 11 games and also misplayed a routine fly ball a day earlier.
The Cubs are 0-4 since Crow-Armstrong's May 16 confrontation with a White Sox fan and have scored more than 3 runs only once during their current five-game losing streak.
Chicago's downturn follows two separate 10-game winning streaks earlier this season, with seven pitchers now on the injured list and the offense suddenly cold.

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