Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Crow-Armstrong’s Two-Homer Game Puts Cubs Over Dodgers, Leads MVP Race

8/6/2026

41 9 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

Pete Crow-Armstrong’s Cubs defeated the Dodgers 7-6, completing a three-game sweep and moving him into the NL MVP lead.
Crow-Armstrong posted two homers, a double, four RBIs and a .938 OPS.
Shohei Ohtani hit two homers, added three hits and three RBIs, though he has not pitched since early July because of left-knee soreness.

1 of 1

Story summary

Pete Crow-Armstrong’s Cubs defeated the Dodgers 7-6, completing a three-game sweep and moving him into the NL MVP lead.
Crow-Armstrong posted two homers, a double, four RBIs and a .938 OPS.
Shohei Ohtani hit two homers, added three hits and three RBIs, though he has not pitched since early July because of left-knee soreness.