Robbed an inning earlier, Cody Bellinger wasn't sure his first three-homer game had been swiped away again. Bellinger hit three two-run homers against his former team and was denied a fourth by a spectacular catch,

Newly named All-Star Carlos Rodón delivered his best start as a Yankee, smothering the majors’ highest-scoring offense across eight shutout innings, while Aaron Judge made three highlight-reel catches — two on back-to-back plays in the fourth inning — to help keep the shutout intact.

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.