Overview
- The Cubs secured the top NL wild-card seed with a 7-3 win over the Cardinals on Saturday, powered by Michael Busch’s two homers and six solid innings from Jameson Taillon.
- Crow-Armstrong’s two-run shot off Miles Mikolas on Friday was his 30th of the season, giving him 30 homers, 35 steals and 37 doubles.
- He is the first Cub ever with at least 30 homers, 30 doubles and 30 steals in a season, and he joins Sammy Sosa as the franchise’s only 30-30 players.
- His season marks the MLB-record sixth 30-30 campaign of 2025, alongside Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, Jazz Chisholm Jr., José Ramírez and Corbin Carroll.
- Seiya Suzuki hit his 30th home run with a grand slam Friday and his 31st Saturday; along with Busch, the Cubs have three 30-plus homer hitters for the first time since 2004.