<p><b>Pete Crow-Armstrong</b> was asked Thursday what it meant to him to be, for the second time this season, named the NL Player of the Month.</p><p>“Nothing,” he said.</p><p>All right, then.</p><p>The All-Star center fielder has made it clear he isn’t in this for the individual accolades, to the point where they’re of no interest to him whatsoever. He’s interested in achieving this Cubs team’s ultimate goal.</p><p>Of course, a .280 batting average, .366 on-base percentage, .703 slugging percentage, 14 homers, 28 RBIs, six doubles, a triple, 16 walks, 29 runs scored and six stolen bases in August will help with that, too.</p><p>The current <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/29/cubs-star-pete-crow-armstrong-hits-three-home-runs-to-bolster-mvp-case" >favorite to win the NL MVP</a>, he was at it again Thursday, blasting a two-run homer into the Wrigley Field basket, driving in the only runs in the Cubs’ 2-1 win over the rival Brewers.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong, though, is getting his thrills not from his own big moments but from those of the players around him.</p><p>And lately, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/21/cubs-alex-bregman-playoffs-stats-world-series-dansby-swanson-carson-kelly-craig-counsell" >a lot of those big moments</a> have been coming from third baseman <b>Alex Bregman</b>, who made his own strong case to be the NL Player of the Month, hitting .296/.364/.661 with 12 homers, 30 RBIs and 23 runs scored in August.</p><p>It’s a dramatic improvement from the lack of production he had during his first couple months in a Cubs uniform, when he earned boos at the supposedly Friendly Confines during his struggles.</p><p>“He’s pretty nuts,” Crow-Armstrong said. “I don’t know if there was really ever a question in here if he would be Alex Bregman this year.</p><p>“Obviously, the masses like to highlight a lot of the negative and the failure that he experienced earlier this year.