Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki hit his 14th home run of the season in a 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader.

The two-time batting champion in Japan's Central League pushed the Cubs' lead to 4-1 with a solo drive to center in the eighth inning off Daniel Duarte at Great American Ball Park.

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of their doubleheader at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2023. (Getty/Kyodo)

Cody Bellinger homered and drove in the Cubs' first three runs over six innings.

In Game 2, the Reds pulled out a 3-2 walk-off victory, and Suzuki went 1-for-4 in each of the two games.

Kodai Senga of the New York Mets pitches against the Seattle Mariners at Citi Field in New York on Sept. 1, 2023. (AP/Kyodo)

In other action, New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga got a no-decision after working seven innings of one-run ball in a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners.

Senga tied his season high with 12 strikeouts, allowed five hits and walked two. Daniel Vogelbach broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the eighth.

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in the Los Angeles Angels' 9-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics.