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Cody Bellinger had two hits, including a
double, to go with an RBI and a run scored, and Pete
Crow-Armstrong added a two-run double for the Cubs, who finished
with 13 hits.
Justin Steele (4-5) picked up the win after allowing two runs on
four hits over seven innings. He struck out 10 and didn't walk a
batter.
Spencer Torkelson homered and Colt Keith had two hits and a run
scored for Detroit. Kenta Maeda (2-6), taking over the bulk role
after Tyler Holton pitched a 1-2-3 first as the opener, took the
loss, yielding six runs on nine hits over five innings. He
walked two and struck out six.
Chicago took a 4-0 lead in the second on Amaya's grand slam, a
399-foot drive to left that drove in Seiya Suzuki, Hoerner and
Swanson, who had all singled to load the bases.
The Cubs extended the lead to 5-0 in the third on an RBI
groundout by Hoerner, driving in Bellinger, who had doubled.
They made it 6-0 an inning later on a two-out single by
Bellinger, driving in Ian Happ, who had doubled off the wall in
center.
Detroit cut the lead to 6-2 in the seventh on Torkelson's
two-run homer after Keith had singled.
Chicago broke the game open in the bottom of the seventh with
four runs off reliever Joey Wentz, highlighted by
Crow-Armstrong's two-run double into the gap in left-center and
RBI singles by Swanson and Amaya.
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