Pete Crow-Armstrong whiff on line drive leads to 'Little League home run'

It's been a rough week so far for Pete Crow-Armstrong after a video of a vulgar exchange with a Chicago White Sox fan went viral. After getting just one hit in eight at-bats — plus four strikeouts — in the first two games of the Chicago Cubs ' three-game set against the NL Central-rival Milwaukee Brewers , Crow-Armstrong made a defensive blunder during Wednesday night's game that led to a "Little League home run" by the Brewers' David Hamilton . In the top of the second inning at Wrigley Field, the Brewers' Sal Frelick and Joey Ortiz were on base when Hamilton came to the plate against Cubs starter Edward Cabrera .

Hamilton hit a line drive to center field, where Crow-Armstrong whiffed on collecting the ball for the fielding error. It was a costly blunder by Crow-Armstrong. The speedy Hamilton was off to the races around the bases and scored sliding head first into home plate to give Milwaukee an early 3-0 lead.

Hamilton, who hasn't gone yard yet this season, is still looking for his first official home run of 2026. He was credited with a single on the play. 🚨 DAVID HAMILTON LITTLE LEAGUE HOME RUN 🚨 pic.

twitter. com/P2rUVVfTiw — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) May 21, 2026 The Brewers won the first two games of the series between 2025 playoff opponents to enter the May 20 tilt atop the NL Central, a half game ahead of the Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals in the standings .