Baseball: Seiya Suzuki's 2-homer game powers Cubs past Pirates

Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in three runs, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.Back-to-back solo home runs from Kyle Tucker and Suzuki put the Cubs ahead 3-2 in the fifth inning at PNC Park, both off pitching phenom Paul Skenes.Suzuki made it 5-2 with a two-run shot in the seventh off reliever Kyle Nicolas, his ninth home run of the season.The Japanese designated hitter went 2-for-4 for the day.Skenes (3-3) took the loss after giving up three solo home runs in the last frame of his five-inning outing."It gets harder to hit if I fall behind…READ FULL ARTICLE