Cody Bellinger powered the New York Yankees past the Chicago Cubs 11–0 on Friday night with three two-run home runs, his first career three-homer game. The 2019 National League MVP drove in six runs and extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games, lifting his average to .285 with 16 homers and 54 RBIs. Bellinger, acquired from Chicago in December with $52.5 million remaining on his contract, connected off former teammate Chris Flexen in the third inning, added another blast against reliever Caleb Thielbar in the fifth and capped his performance with an eighth-inning shot off Jordan Wicks. Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker briefly delayed the milestone by leaping above the wall to steal what would have been Bellinger’s third homer in the seventh. Left-hander Carlos Rodón backed the outburst with eight scoreless innings, scattering four hits and striking out eight to move to 10-6. The Yankees have now won five straight games after a six-game skid and have scored at least five runs in 10 consecutive contests, their longest such streak since 2012. Friday’s result spoiled Tucker’s highlight-reel catch and sent the Cubs to their second loss in three games. New York will hand the ball to Max Fried (11-2, 2.27 ERA) in Saturday’s meeting, while Chicago counters with Matt Boyd (9-3, 2.52).