Cody Bellinger had four hits, including his seventh home run of the season, and the Chicago Cubs surged past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Friday night. Bellinger turned on a 100 mph fastball from Jared Jones (2-4) in the first inning and sent it into the right-field seats for the Cubs. Ian Happ and Chris Morel had two hits apiece for the Cubs, who have won four of six.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 15 | .595 | 0.0 | |
23 | 16 | .590 | 0.0 | |
17 | 22 | .436 | 6.0 | |
16 | 21 | .432 | 6.0 | |
15 | 22 | .405 | 7.0 |