Seiya Suzuki goes deep twice as Cubs edge Pirates
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[April 13, 2022]
Seiya Suzuki homered twice on Tuesday and the Chicago Cubs held on
to spoil the Pittsburgh Pirates' home opener 2-1.
It was the opening game of a two-game series.
Suzuki continued his strong start to his first season in the major
leagues after starring in Japan. He was 2-for-4, making him 5-for-12
this season with three homers and eight RBIs through four games.
Chicago left-hander Drew Smyly (1-0), in his season and Cubs debut,
pitched five scoreless innings and gave up three hits with one
strikeout and no walks.
David Robertson pitched a one-two-three ninth for his second save.
Five Cubs pitchers did not give up a walk.
Bryan Reynolds homered in the eighth for the Pirates after they
trailed 2-0.
Pittsburgh starter Jose Quintana (0-1), in his season and Pirates
debut, gave up one run and five hits in 5 1/3 innings, with three
strikeouts and two walks.
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Cubs manager David Ross served a one-game suspension for a
hit-batsman situation, with bench coach Andy Green filling in.
Smyly and Quintana fairly cruised along early.
Quintana gave up three hits through four innings. In the fifth,
Suzuki led off with a homer to right-center, his second, for a 1-0
Cubs lead.
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Apr 12, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Chicago Cubs right
fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) warms up before the game against
the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles
LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
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In the sixth, Clint Frazier doubled to left with
one out for Chicago, and Willson Contreras walked. That was enough
to chase Quintana for Anthony Banda, who struck out Patrick Wisdom
and Frank Schwindel to end the inning.
Banda gave up a homer to left to Suzuki leading off
the seventh to increase Chicago's lead to 2-0.
The Cubs threatened again in the eighth. Contreras hit a one-out
single to right-center and went to second on a wild pitch by Chris
Stratton, who then struck out Wisdom and Schwindel.
With two outs in the eighth after Chicago reliever Mychal Givens
struck out the first two batters he faced, Reynolds cut the
Pittsburgh deficit in half with a home run to right-center, his
first, to make it 2-1 and spoil a Cubs shutout bid.
--Field Level Media
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