CHICAGO — Seiya Suzuki homered and drove in three runs on a four-hit evening, and the Chicago Cubs poured it on late to beat the Washington Nationals 17-3 on Tuesday evening.

Patrick Wisdom hit his team-leading seventeenth homer within the seventh inning to place the Cubs forward 4-3, and Chicago went on to attain 5 extra runs within the seventh and eight within the eighth.

Miguel Amaya and Michael Tauchman every drove in three runs for the Cubs, who completed with 20 hits.

Amaya had a two-run single to cap Chicago’s seventh-inning outburst in opposition to relievers Amos Willingham (0-2) and Jose Ferrer.

The Cubs despatched 13 males to the plate within the eighth. Nico Hoerner had two RBI singles within the body.

Michael Fulmer (1-5), the primary Chicago reliever, received 4 outs - three through strikeout.

Washington took a 3-0 lead within the first two innings in opposition to Jameson Taillon, who settled in after that, working 5 2/3 innings. Manager David Ross pulled Taillon after the massive right-hander tumbled making an attempt to subject Dominic Smith’s infield single. Fulmer changed Taillon, who had thrown 92 pitches and didn’t look like injured.

Lane Thomas broke a 16-game drought along with his team-leading fifteenth homer, and Corey Dickerson had two RBIs for last-place Washington. Nationals starter Patrick Corbin returned from the paternity record and allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

OOPS

Left fielder Dickerson dropped pinch-hitter Tauchman’s quick fly with one out within the sixth, however was in a position to drive Cody Bellinger at third.

SHOELESS DAVE

Washington supervisor Dave Martinez started his 16-year taking part in profession with the Cubs in 1986 and has fond reminiscences of taking part in the outfield at Wrigley Field. His favourite: “The ivy. I really do, I love it,” Martinez mentioned.

Martinez urges gamers to train care close to the unforgiving brick wall that’s cloaked in inexperienced.

“I lost a shoe in there, jumping for a ball,” he mentioned. “My shoe came off, and I had to go find it and put it back on. You learn real quick about running into that wall.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: 2B Christopher Morel was scratched simply earlier than the sport with neck tightness. Miles Mastrobuoni took his spot.

UP NEXT

Washington RHP Trevor Williams (5-5, 4.42 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Kyle Hendricks (3-4, 3.57) Wednesday within the sequence finale.

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