Baseball: Suzuki 3-for-5 with 23rd homer as Cubs demolish Reds 17-5

CHICAGO - Seiya Suzuki launched his 23rd home run for the Chicago Cubs during a 3-for-5, two-RBI outing in Saturday's 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Suzuki capped off Chicago's offensive outburst with his two-run shot in the eighth inning off catcher Jose Trevino, brought on to pitch late in the blowout, sending his high arcing slow pitch 406 feet (124 meters) out to left field.