Its Friday, July 11 and the Cubs (55-38) are in the Bronx to begin a weekend series against the Yankees (52-41). Chris Flexen is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Carlos Rodón for New York.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong continues his breakout season with the Chicago Cubs. The 23-year-old center fielder hit two home runs in an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday to mark his fifth multi-homer game in 92 games.

With two home runs that fueled an 8-1 Cubs victory over the Twins on Thursday, Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his fifth multi-homer game in his 92nd game this season.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hits two home runs as the Cubs defeat the Twins 8-1.

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Winners of four of their last five games, the Twins have quietly begun to turn things around after an uneven first half. At 45–47, they’re inching back toward the .500 mark, and a sweep over a division leader would be a strong way to punctuate the first half of the season before taking on a poor-standing Pirates team in the final series before the break.