CHICAGO (Interstat) — The New York Mets built an early six-run lead and withstood a pair of Seiya Suzuki home runs to defeat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Thursday at Wrigley Field. The Mets scored twice in the first inning, added a run on Francisco Lindor’s 30th homer in the third, and broke it open with a three-run homer from Brett Baty in the fourth. Suzuki’s second blast, a three-run shot in the sixth, brought the Cubs within three, but Edwin Díaz secured the save. Nolan McLean earned the win for the Mets, while Shota Imanaga took the loss. Attendance was 38,465.