Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs played the full game in the fourth and right against the Athletics in Oakland, the home of the Cubs, on the 18th, and hit two hits to mark his second consecutive game of multiple hits.

Suzuki, who had multiple hits for the first time since returning from a left flank injury in the previous game, had an infield hit in his first at-bat of the first inning.

In his second at-bat in the third inning, he hit a sharp hit to left field and had multiple hits for the second straight game.

The third at-bat of the fifth inning was a foreball.

In the fourth at-bat of the eighth inning, the first batter singled to reach base on a foreball, followed by a timely leadoff homer.

Suzuki, who also chose a foreball in the fifth at-bat of the ninth inning, went 1-for-1 with three foreballs and a base in all five at-bats, raising his batting average to 3.2.

The Cubs won the game 2-5, their third straight win.

Nutebar went 3-for-1 with one hit and one RBI in the loss for the team.

Cardinals' Lars Nootvar started the game against the Diamondbacks in St. Louis at No. 1 and went 3-for-1 with one RBI.

For the first time this season, Nootvar started at No. 1 in the batting order, and his first at-bat was the first pitch.

In the second at-bat of the second inning, he hit a shortstop with a two-out bases-loaded chance, and the first base runner was ruled out in the second.

However, as a result of the challenge, the decision was overturned safely and it became a timely infield hit, and he scored 1 RBI.

The third at-bat was a foreball.

The fourth at-bat was an empty strikeout.

In the fifth at-bat of the ninth inning with a 1-2 lead, the first batter singled a foreball to reach base and then homered for the fifth run in the ensuing offense.

The Cardinals trailed by one run after that, but fell short and lost 2-2.

Nootvar is 1-for-3 with one hit and one RBI and two foreballs for a 4-for-4 batting average.