The Latest Breaking News from Seiya Suzuki

After a replay review, Alex Bregman was confirmed to be safe, and the Cubs lost 7-6 to get swept in three games by the Astros.

Suzuki hit a key sacrifice fly, two doubles and a home run in the Cubs’ last series.

Suzuki reached base five times in the Cubs’ win Tuesday.

Leiter struck out left-handers Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy in a pivotal inning Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — An offense that mustered only two hits for eight innings and trailed by a run for most of the game came to life in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night, David Peralta delivering a clutch two-out, two-run, pinch-hit single to right field to lift the…

Catcher Yan Gomes hit two home runs in the Cubs’ 8-2 win.

LOS ANGELES — The nickname Noah Syndergaard had when his fastball approached 100 mph as a younger New York Mets pitcher no longer fits. The Dodgers right-hander still has the Nordic-sounding name and looks, but he is a mere shadow of the intimidator they called Thor, after the hammer-wielding god…

In a corresponding move, the Cubs optioned utility player Miles Mastrobuoni to Triple-A Iowa.

Velazquez had hit three home runs in eight games at Iowa to start the season.