Rain and wind could make a mess of a couple of games in the Northeast
WeatherMap: Week 8 Football weather impacts
Oct 25, 2019, 5:50 am
Amazingly, or sadly, we are already halfway through the NFL season. Now that we are firmly in the throes of fall, locally we look to have an almost perfect autumn weekend with sunny skies and highs in the 70s. This is courtesy of the cold front that blasted through this morning. This front and its associated storms however will be making its way up the east coast on Sunday making a mess of a few of games. Remember, last week in Washington we saw the havoc that can be wrought by a rainy afternoon. Take a look at this week's weather map so you can be sure you don't get stuck in the mud on Sunday.
Also, be sure to check in with me on Twitter (@stephenuzick) on Sunday morning as I will be providing weather updated as necessary.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Chicago Cubs swept the Houston Astros with a 3-1 victory on Thursday.
Nico Hoerner had three hits and Mike Tauchman went 1 for 1 with three walks as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Hayden Wesneski (2-0) pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings for the win in relief of Javier Assad.
Houston has lost a season-high five straight and eight of nine overall. At 7-19, it is off to its worst 26-game start since it was 6-20 in 1969.
First-year manager Joe Espada was ejected by plate umpire Jansen Visconti in the top of ninth.
Crow-Armstrong was recalled from Triple-A Iowa when Cody Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with two fractured ribs. The 22-year-old outfielder, who is considered one of the team’s top prospects, made his big league debut last year and went 0 for 14 while appearing in 13 games.
He picked a perfect time for his first major league hit.
Houston had a 1-0 lead before Dansby Swanson scampered home on a fielder’s choice grounder for Miguel Amaya in the sixth.
Espada then replaced Rafael Montero with Bryan Abreu, who threw a wild pitch with Crow-Armstrong trying to sacrifice Amaya to second. Crow-Armstrong then drove his next pitch deep to right, delighting the crowd of 29,876 at Wrigley Field.