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Cody Bellinger played the villain against his former team Friday, hitting home runs off three Chicago Cubs pitchers in an 11-0 New York Yankees rout.
New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried exited Saturday's 5-2 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs with a blister on his left thumb after laboring through three innings.
The Yankees avoided being on the wrong side of history and then decided they were not just going to stop there.
After overcoming six hitless innings against the Padres on May 7, the New York Yankees bounced back from seven hitless innings against the Mariners on Thursday.
Cody Bellinger hit three homers for the first time in his career and drove in six runs, Carlos Rodon allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings, and the host New York Yankees ran their winning streak to five games with an 11-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.