Cody Bellinger delivers four hits, including a homer, as the Cubs surge past the Pirates 7

PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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 (2-4) 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 (7 for 13) since returning from fractured ribs.

Ian Happ 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. His infield hit in the fourth extended his on-base streak against the Pirates to 60 games, a major-league record by one player against one opponent. He later added an RBI double and is batting .322 in 96 career games against Pittsburgh.

“We had some big at-bats from the middle of the order,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “We got eight hits from our three, four, five hitters. So big night for those guys.”