Seiya Suzuki returned to the lineup Tuesday as the Cubs opened a big three-game series against the NL-Central leading Pittsburgh Pirates. Suzuki has looked fantastic at times and other times he's struggled. 'I feel like I'm doing good and then I'm doing bad,' said Suzuki, who went 1-for-4 with a walk in the Cubs' 11-3 victory over Pittsburgh. 'The difference there is pretty big, so I just want to make sure I'm more consistent until the end of the season.'
After a mysterious two-game absence, Seiya Suzuki returned to the lineup Tuesday as the Cubs opened a big three-game series against the NL-Central leading Pittsburgh Pirates.
Suzuki's hit was a one-out infield single that loaded the bases in the seventh inning. Ian Happ was then hit with a pitch, giving the Cubs a 5-3 lead. Happ also snapped a 33-game homerless drought in the first inning with a 3-run bullet that sailed over the right-field wall. The Cubs were 6-5 on April 14 when Suzuki, who missed the first two weeks with an oblique injury, made his debut at the Dodgers.
"When I'm not doing well, all those borderline pitches are balls for me," Suzuki said."And when it's , it's hard for me to get my bat out and get those pitches outside. One has to wonder how much the language barrier is impeding Suzuki's progress as well because while he's understands English much better than last season, speaking with teammates and coaches still isn't easy.
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