Chicago Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong discusses possibly surpassing Shohei Ohtani in NL MVP race

Wednesday afternoon saw two of the best teams in the National League, the Chicago Cubs and Los Angles Dodgers, face off against each other. While the two own some of the best records in the NL, the Cubs were going for a series sweep.

Additionally, the game saw the two front-runners for NL MVP, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani, lead-off for both teams. Fans at Wrigley Field were sure treated to two spectacular performances.

And a Cubs win.

Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong discusses possibility of winning MVP over Shohei Ohtani

The game started with Ohtani hitting a solo home run to lead-off the first inning. Then, in the bottom of the first, Crow-Armstrong tied the game 1-1 with a solo shot of his own.

Both players finished 3-5 in the game. Both hit two home runs. Crow-Armstrong had more RBI, though, driving in four runs while Ohtani drove in three.

And Chicago won 7-6.

Many viewed the back-and-forth between the two stars as a battle for supremacy in the NL MVP race. When asked if he felt that he had surpassed the Dodgers star in the race, Crow-Armstrong said, “I would be crazy to say that I don’t want to win an MVP but if we’re talking about having priorities straight, I think mine are pretty straight. It’s not on the forefront of my mind.

“It’s fun to joke about it and it’s fun to acknowledge. And I think it’s absolutely okay to pay attention to, but again, it’s not like following me up to the plate. And yeah, I think if you guys want to talk about all this back and forth, I really should go get in the lab and start pitching. I really should.”

The thing is, though, that Ohtani is not currently pitching due to injuries. What is more, Crow-Armstrong’s defense adds several points to his MLB-leading 7.0 WAR.

If the season were to end today, the Cubs centerfielder might very well be the NL MVP.

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