Cody Bellinger downplayed whether his remarkable standout performance was a revenge game or felt sweeter coming against his old team.

Last off-season, the Chicago Cubs traded Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees in a salary dump type of deal. In return, Chicago received cash and pitcher Cody Poteet, who is no longer on the team as he was dealt to the Baltimore Orioles for more cash.

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.