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Suzuki homers to extend hot start, Cubs beat Rockies 6-4

Suzuki is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. The 27-year-old outfielder from Japan has reached base in all nine games with the Cubs.

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Cron homers twice to back Senzatela as Rockies beat Cubs 9-6

The Cubs got on the board first thanks to Villar’s third-inning RBI single. They have held a lead in each of their first eight games, though they dropped to 4-4. The 1938 Cubs hold the team record for most consecutive games with a lead to start the season with 19.

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Trejo's 3-run homer leads Rockies over Cubs 6-5

The Cubs went ahead with two runs in the second and another in the third, but the Rockies got to Stroman in the fourth.

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Suzuki extends hit streak to 6, Cubs down Bryant and Rockies 5-2

Suzuki extended his hitting streak to six games since joining the majors from Japan and drove in his 10th run when the Cubs collected five straight hits against Kyle Freeland (0-2).

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Gamel 3-run homer, Hayes' 4 hits lift Pirates over Cubs 6-2

Willson Contreras put the Cubs ahead with a 453-foot homer in the first but Pittsburgh got to Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks for six runs on seven hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings.

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Seiya Suzuki's 2 homers lift Cubs to 2-1 win over Pirates

Suzuki connected for leadoff shots in the fifth and seventh. One of the top players in Japan, Suzuki signed an $85 million, five-year contract with the Cubs last month.

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Brosseau's pinch-hit HR sends Brewers past Cubs

Seiya Suzuki hit his first major league homer for Chicago, and Marcus Stroman pitched five effective innings in his Cubs debut. The Cubs were trying to go 3-0 for the first time since 2016.

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Benches clear after 5HBPs and Cubs bash Brewers 9-0; Suzuki 3 RBIs

Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs for his first big league RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0 Saturday for a testy win during which five batters were hit by pitches and the benches cleared.

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Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day of 2022 MLB season

Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, Nico Hoerner hit the majors' first homer of 2022, and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth.

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Japanese OF Suzuki finalizes 5-year deal with new-look Cubs

The 27-year-old Suzuki was a five-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner in nine seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He batted .317 with 38 homers and 88 RBIs in 132 games last season and had nearly as many walks (87) as strikeouts (88).

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Cubs manager David Ross gets extension through 2024

Ross, who turns 45 next week, was entering the final guaranteed season of a three-year deal that included a club option for 2023.

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Jon Lester announces retirement

Lester helped Boston win the championship in 2007 and 2013, and led the Chicago Cubs pitching staff to the title in 2016.