Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run home run to steer the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 comeback win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, their third straight victory.

With the Cubs trailing 2-1 with one out in the fifth, Suzuki ripped a 1-0 sinker from Chad Patrick (3-7) into the left-center stands at Wrigley Field for a 4-2 lead.

It was Suzuki’s only hit of the game as he struck out twice before his home run and once after, but he took his season RBI tally to 61, only two behind Major League Baseball RBI leader Pete Alonso of the New York Mets.

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on June 17, 2025. (Kyodo) 

Suzuki already has 18 home runs this season and is set to better his career-high 21 last year, a Japanese record in the majors for right-handed hitters.

“This year, I’m conscious of swinging aggressively without fearing strikeouts,” Suzuki said. “I’m managing to hit the ball at the right point.”

Pete Crow-Armstrong’s solo shot in the eighth kept him one ahead of close teammate Suzuki for the team lead in homers this season.

“I’m happy, but I also feel like, ‘Why did you hit one,'” Suzuki joked.

A day after pitching for the first time for the Los Angeles Dodgers, two-way star Shohei Ohtani struck out four times and was hit by a pitch as they beat the San Diego Padres 8-6 for their fourth straight win.

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