Seiya Suzuki extends hit streak to 6, Cubs down Kris Bryant, Rockies

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Seiya Suzuki stayed hot with an RBI double in a three-run first inning, Frank Schwindel homered and drove in two, and the Chicago Cubs cooled off Kris Bryant and the Colorado Rockies, winning 5-2 on Thursday night.

Suzuki extended his hitting streak to six games since joining the majors from Japan and drove in his 10th run when the Cubs collected five straight hits against Kyle Freeland (0-2).

"I'll take him every day in my lineup," Schwindel said of the two-time Japan Central League batting champ. "He's just fun to be around. He's a great hitter and he's got a great eye, which I think is more impressive, adjusting to the pitching here."

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Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki heads to first base as Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Iglesias mishandles the ball for an error in the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Bryant went 2 for 5 and lost a third hit due to Yonathan Daza's baserunning gaffe as the Rockies had their four-game winning streak snapped in the opener of Bryant's second series against his former team.

Bryant, the NL MVP when the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, was traded to San Francisco in July and signed a seven-year, $182 million deal with the Rockies after the lockout.

Schwindel had a run-scoring single in the first and went deep to right to lead off the sixth after the Rockies had sliced the lead to 3-2. Ian Happ's RBI single made it 5-2 and chased Freeland, who allowed five runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

"Didn't have good fastball command, so I had to rely on a lot of my off-speed stuff. And I got singled to death,"