The Chicago Cubs demoted Ryan Pressly from the closer’s role in early May. He earned his first save in nearly two months Thursday in a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Adding that swing above the zone to his proven power below the zone, Crow-Armstrong became the first player to homer on one pitch at least 3.9 feet off the ground and another less than .9 feet off the ground in the same season in the Statcast era (since 2015), according to mlb.com.

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