Pete Crow-Armstrong went deep three times Saturday at Wrigley Field, powering the Cubs past the Reds and making a statement in the NL MVP race. The outfielder's offensive explosion came after Sammy Sosa challenged modern players to step up their production, and Crow-Armstrong answered emphatically. Three homers in a single game is the kind of performance that gets voters' attention down the stretch. Crow-Armstrong's 2024 season has been the best of his career so far, and days like this one remind everyone why the Cubs saw him as a centerpiece worth building around when they drafted him. The three-homer game positions him squarely in the MVP conversation alongside the usual suspects. For Chicago fans, it's the kind of dominant individual performance that can fuel playoff momentum. The Reds had no answer for him.