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The long ball continued to play a role for the Aviators, as Daniel Susac unloaded for a two-run blast in the bottom of the fifth, and suddenly, things were tied 5-5. ..... What started with a pair of RBI singles from Christian Martin and Won-Bin Cho to tie things up was followed by the massive home run from Daniel Ortiz, and just like that, the Chiefs had a 5-2 lead. ..... Fayetteville closed out the scoring on Chase Call's sixth-inning homer as they knocked off the Birds once again, 12-3.

Unfortunately for the Cubs, they were unable to get the big hit as Chase Silseth delivered an inning-ending groundout from Suzuki to get the job done. ..... Still leading by that score in the late innings, it was time for the Cubs' big arms to take over as Caleb Thielbar, Brad Keller, and Daniel Palencia were called on to deliver the final nine outs.

From that point on, it was all Seattle as the Cubs were held to just one run the rest of the way while the Mariners' offense began to chip away at the Cubs' lead to eventually chase Horton from the game. ..... That score would hold until the ninth as Daniel Palencia was on to close things out as he made just his second appearance in the last seven games.

That was the second of three consecutive hits off Taillon, with Isiah Kiner-Falefa picking up a single shortly after to chase Taillon from the game in favor of Brad Keller. ..... Daniel Palencia and Ryan Pressly took care of the rest from there as they combined to retire all six hitters they faced to close things out with the Cubs taking the series opener 3-2.

Matt Shaw is showing improvement by hitting to all fields, particularly with opposite-field extra-base hits, a key part of his skill set. (01:37 – 02:20) Counsell on Bullpen and Horton’s Performance: The bullpen, especially Brad and Daniel, executed efficiently and attacked hitters. ..... His changeup played a key role as batters were not chasing the slider, forcing him to rely on other pitches. (03:27 – 04:08) Horton on Pitch Development and Fielding: Horton enjoys fielding and sees it as a chance to actively play the game, not just pitch.