Facing the Cubs for the first time since they traded him to the Yankees last offseason, Bellinger delivered the first three-homer game of his career.

And lefthander Carlos Rodon certainly pitched like one on Friday night by turning in his best performance of the season as the Yankees dominated the NL Central-leading Cubs. 11-0, before a sellout crowd of 46,327 at the Stadium.

Carlos Rodon helped extend the Yankees' win streak to five straight games with a clutch performance against a potent Cubs lineup.

Despite Aaron Judge going hitless in the Yankees' big win over the Cubs on Friday, his defense played a big part in helping Carlos Rodon.

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Its Friday, July 11 and the Cubs (55-38) are in the Bronx to begin a weekend series against the Yankees (52-41). Chris Flexen is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Carlos Rodón for New York.

On yet another day when the Yankees offered a reminder that it can always get worse, he took a turn doing his part.

Carlos Rodon has been one of the more reliable arms for the New York Yankees this season. However, it hasn’t all been a smooth ride for him, with some poor performances along the way, Saturday’s 12-6 loss to the Mets being one of them.