WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Seiya Suzuki homered and drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals 8-6 on Tuesday night at Nationals Park.

Suzuki went 2 for 5, including a two-run shot in the fourth and a solo homer in the eighth. Alex Bregman added a homer and an RBI, Nico Hoerner drove in a run, and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a solo homer for the Cubs, who collected nine hits and improved to 70-50.

CJ Abrams homered and drove in two runs, and Jacob Young homered and had an RBI for Washington, which fell to 59-62 despite 11 hits. Dylan Crews also went deep for the Nationals.

Ryan Rolison (7-1) earned the win in relief, while Jacob Webb recorded his eighth save. Jake Irvin (2-6) took the loss. The Cubs used a three-run fourth inning to take control. Attendance was 23,428, and the game lasted 3:04.