He homered in a three-run third off Chris Flexen and in the fifth against Caleb Thielbar for this 18th multi-homer game. Bellinger nearly went deep in the seventh but was robbed by Kyle Tucker on a drive above the right-field wall.

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.

Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger hit three home runs against the Cubs on Friday night at Yankee Stadium and he almost had a fourth.