{"id":37231,"date":"2025-05-02T01:53:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=37231"},"modified":"2025-05-02T01:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:53:54","slug":"seiya-suzuki-hits-two-home-runs-as-cubs-blast-past-paul-skenes-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=37231","title":{"rendered":"Seiya Suzuki hits two home runs as Cubs blast past Paul Skenes&#8217; Pirates&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seiya Suzuki hits two home runs as Cubs blast past Paul Skenes&#8217; Pirates&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seiya Suzuki Hits Two Home Runs as Cubs Blast Past Paul Skenes&#8217; Pirates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seiya Suzuki powered the Chicago Cubs to a dominant victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates with a two-home-run performance, leading his team to a lopsided win against rookie sensation Paul Skenes. Suzuki launched a solo shot in the third inning and followed it with a three-run blast in the fifth, putting the game well out of reach and silencing the Pittsburgh crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Skenes, the Pirates\u2019 highly touted prospect making one of his early MLB starts, struggled to find his rhythm against a relentless Cubs lineup. He lasted only four innings, giving up seven earned runs, including both of Suzuki&#8217;s long balls. The Cubs capitalized on nea<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-37233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6d2a1b0496c4e77774fa98cadb57b40ddd79e3cd3b7f9f7f7c295aca493c2423-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6d2a1b0496c4e77774fa98cadb57b40ddd79e3cd3b7f9f7f7c295aca493c2423-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6d2a1b0496c4e77774fa98cadb57b40ddd79e3cd3b7f9f7f7c295aca493c2423-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>rly every opportunity, racking up 12 runs on 15 hits, with Cody Bellinger and Nico Hoerner also contributing multi-hit games.<\/p>\n<p>On the mound, Cubs starter Justin Steele delivered a strong performance, allowing just two runs over six innings and striking out eight. The Cubs bullpen closed it out efficiently, stifling any late hopes of a Pirates comeback.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, the Cubs continued to assert themselves in the NL Central, while the Pirates were left searching for answers after Skenes\u2019 rough outing. 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