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Crow-Armstrong homers on first pitch of the game in Cubs’ win over Giants

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Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a leadoff solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall) (Scott Marshall)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.

Crow-Armstrong connected off Trevor McDonald (2-4) for his 12th home run of the season, a shot to center. He also doubled and singled in five at-bats.

Ben Brown (3-2) allowed a run on seven hits in five innings for Chicago.

Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez hit solo homers in the fifth to make it 6-1.

Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki left because of discomfort in his right knee in the bottom of the fourth after trying to field a fly ball.

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Kenzo Fukuda, The Associated Press