Sudden impact: Crow-Armstrong HR lifts Cubs

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. Houston has lost a season-high five straight and eight of nine overall. First-year manager Joe Espada was ejected by plate umpire Jansen Visconti in the top of the ninth. "I just did not agree with his strike zone all day," Espada said after his first ejection as a big league manager.