Crow-Armstrong, Ohtani each hit 2 HRs; Cubs OF now MVP favorite
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"Crow-Armstrong, Ohtani each hit 2 HRs; Cubs OF now MVP favorite" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo Sports, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Chicago Tribune and MLB.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (10)
- Shohei Ohtani, Pete Crow-Armstrong trade home runs to open game USA Today · 3h ago
- Cubs complete sweep of slumping Dodgers as Ohtani's two homers go to waste in 7-6 loss Yahoo Sports · 3h ago
- October preview? NL MVP front-runners Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani put on a show at Wrigley Field. Yahoo Sports · 3h ago
- Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani put on a show at Wrigley Field as MVP talk heats up The New York Times · 3h ago
- Shohei's leadoff HR pads MVP case, then PCA says 'not so fast' MLB.com · 3h ago
- Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong Makes MVP Statement in Sweep of Dodgers Yahoo Sports · 3h ago
- Cubs 7, Dodgers 6: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s DH day Bleed Cubbie Blue · 3h ago
- Photos: Chicago Cubs 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Wrigley Field Chicago Tribune · 3h ago
- Ohtani's 1st multi-HR game of '26 not enough to stop Dodgers' skid MLB.com · 3h ago
- Crow-Armstrong, Ohtani each hit 2 HRs; Cubs OF now MVP favorite ESPN · 3h ago
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