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Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run single to highlight
a four-run ninth inning, Christopher Morel hit a three-run
homer, Miguel Amaya joined Suzuki with two hits and a run and
Happ finished with two RBIs for Chicago.
Hector Neris (1-0) picked up the win, allowing one hit and
striking out two during one inning of scoreless relief. Adbert
Alzolay secured the win with a 1-2-3 ninth that included a pair
of strikeouts.
Marcus Semien doubled and had two hits and three RBIs, rookie
Wyatt Langford had a two-run triple and Josh Jung also tripled
for Texas. Ezequiel Duran also had two hits and a stolen base
for the Rangers. Jose Leclerc (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing
four runs on three walks and a hit over just two-thirds of an
inning.
The game was tied 5-5 entering the ninth when the Cubs loaded
the bases with one out on walks to Michael Busch and Mike
Tauchman sandwiched around an infield single by Nico Hoerner.
Pinch hitter Miles Mastrobuoni then hit into a fielder's choice
that saw Busch thrown out at the plate, but Happ followed with
walk to force in Hoerner for the go-ahead run.
Suzuki then singled off Jacob Latz to drive in Tauchman and
Mastrobuoni to make it 8-5. Cody Bellinger, who had three of
Chicago's nine walks in the contest, then singled off the glove
of first baseman Jared Walsh to drive in Happ.
Chicago jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning off Rangers
starter Jon Gray on a home run by Morel, a 403-foot line drive
into the left field bleachers that scored Suzuki and Bellinger.
Texas cut the lead to 3-2 in the second on Semien's two-out,
bases-loaded single.
The Cubs increased the lead to 5-2 in the fourth after Tauchman
walked and went to second on a single by Amaya. Happ then
followed with a ground double into the gap in right-center.
Texas tied it the bottom of the fourth. Walsh led off with a
single and Ryan Carter reached base on an error by Dansby
Swanson. One out later, Semien doubled off the top of the left
field fence to drive in Walsh to make it 5-3. Langford followed
with a game-tying triple that landed at the base the center
field fence below the 410 sign to drive in Carter and Semien.
--Field Level Media
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