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 in the first inning and sent it into the right-field seats for the Cubs. He later added two doubles and an RBI single and is hitting .538 since returning from fractured ribs.and Chris Morel had two hits apiece for the Cubs, who have won four of six. Happ, a Pittsburgh native, continued to torment his hometown team.
Still, there were signs of continued growth. Jones worked out of a two-on, no-out jam in the fourth and would have escaped damage in the fifth if catcherto the plate on a Bellinger double. Grandal lost the ball, however, while making a sweeping tag that allowed the tying run to score.Assad surrendered two runs or less for an eighth consecutive start but wasn't particularly efficient.
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