Clutch Cubs victorious on Alex Bregman blast, Pete Crow-Armstrong steal: ‘Good teams find ways to win’

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Two runs to get.</p><p>And Alex Bregman got ‘em.</p><p>The two-time World Series winner and $175 million <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> signee hasn’t produced like he’s wanted to this season, but the ball he dropped into the basket for a game-tying home run Thursday probably made a lot of fans suddenly feel like he was worth every penny.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ALEX BREGMAN!<br><br>The <a href="https://x.com/Cubs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Cubs</a> tie the game down to their final strike! <a href="https://t.co/M1RUOaYc8C">pic.twitter.com/M1RUOaYc8C</a></p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/2085473712053113130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>“That’s a huge hit. That means everything,” manager Craig Counsell said. “That’s one that takes an ‘L’ off the board and gets you a ‘W.’”</p><p>The third baseman’s bat is coming to life, and he could win over every North Side skeptic down the stretch of this pennant race, as the lights get brighter and his winning experience becomes all the more valuable.</p><p>But it will be difficult for him to come up with a bigger hit than this one, a down-to-their-last-strike homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that kept Thursday’s bout with the Blue Jays going long enough for the Cubs to score a 3-2 walk-off, extra-inning win.</p><p>“That’s who Alex Bregman is, man,” center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong said.

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