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Michael Busch doubled and homered for the Cubs,
who managed just four hits. Chicago lost for the third time in
four games at the start of their nine-game road trip.
Miller (2-1) allowed three hits, walked three and struck out
four. The right-hander threw 100 pitches, 63 for strikes. Ryne
Stanek worked the ninth for his second save of the season
despite allowing Busch's one-out homer to right.
Busch was the only Cubs player to reach scoring position in the
opening six innings, as he hit a two-out double in the fourth.
Miller was replaced by Trent Thornton after issuing a one-one
walk to Nico Hoerner in the seventh. Thornton made an errant
pickoff attempt to allow Hoerner to advance. With two outs, Yan
Gomes grounded to third baseman Luis Urias. First baseman France
dropped the throw as Gomes slightly grazed his mitt while
running past, allowing the Cubs to trim their deficit to 4-1.
Cubs left-hander Jordan Wicks (0-2) gave up four runs on five
hits in four innings. He walked four and struck out six.
The Mariners opened the scoring in the second inning. Mitch
Haniger and Jorge Polanco both lined singles to left and Mitch
Garver walked to load the bases with no outs. Wicks nearly got
out of the jam by striking out Cal Raleigh and getting Dylan
Moore to fly out to right, but he hit Urias just below the left
knee with a 1-2 slider to force in a run.
Wicks ran into more control problems in the fourth as the
Mariners added three runs to take a 4-0 lead. Garver led off
with a walk and took second on a wild pitch. A pair of
strikeouts and two more walks loaded the bases for Rodriguez,
who lined a two-run single to center field. France's line-drive
single to right brought home Seattle's final run.
--Field Level Media
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