Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, right, celebrates toward his dugout after hitting a solo home run as Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe, left, kneels at the plate during the XX inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Home runs by Crow-Armstrong and Tucker lead Cubs to 3-2 win over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning and Kyle Tucker went deep for the first time in more than a month as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Friday night to open a nine-game trip.

Crow-Armstrong connected for a solo shot off Kenley Jansen (5-4) with one out, his 28th home run this season and first in his last 25 games.

Tucker also ended a 25-game drought with a solo drive off Tyler Anderson in the first — his first longball since July 19.

Yoán Moncada homered twice for the Angels, including a tying shot in the seventh. It was his first multihomer game with Los Angeles.

Javier Assad allowed one run in six innings for the Cubs after being recalled from Triple-A Iowa before the game. He took a no-hitter into the fifth before Moncada homered.

Brad Keller (4-1) pitched a perfect eighth and Daniel Palencia struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth for his 19th save.

Anderson permitted two runs and three hits in five innings with five strikeouts and two walks. He’s gone 21 straight starts without a win.

Key moment

Crow-Armstrong was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts when he stepped to the plate in the ninth, but he got a 92 mph cutter over the heart of the plate from Jansen and sent it 396 feet into the right-field stands.

Key stat

Tucker’s 25-game homerless drought was his longest since his rookie season in 2018.

Up next

Angels RHP Victor Mederos (0-1, 5.54 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Cade Horton (7-4, 3.08) on Saturday in a matchup of rookie starters.

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Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Tucker rounds first after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Tucker is congratulated by Seiya Suzuki after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Javier Assad throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Angels’ Yoan Moncada, left, gestures after hitting a solo home run as Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw stands by during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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