Kris Bryant homers 3 times to lead Cubs

Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs saved their best for last — bad news for a Nationals bullpen that’s having a hard enough time as it is.

Bryant matched a career high with three home runs and drove in five while the visiting Cubs piled on against Washington’s bullpen in a 14-6 win Friday night.

Bryant went deep in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, making him the 12th player to homer in three straight innings.

“It’s tied for first, I guess. I don’t know. The other (three-homer game) in Cincinnati was great. I had one more hit there,” Bryant said. “It was just a great night all around. Myself, a lot of the rest of us had great at-bats.”

Bryant finished with four hits and extended his on-base streak to 26 games, a career best and the longest active run in the majors.

“We have seen him hit the ball consistently harder over the last two or three weeks,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “He looks like he (did) a couple of years ago, and he is also reacting with the same kind of confidence. It’s a good thing to watch right now.”

Dodgers 6, Reds 0: Cody Bellinger hit the last of Los Angeles’ four homers, Rich Hill stuck out a season-high 10 and visiting Los Angeles won its fourth in a row.

Astros 3, Red Sox 1: George Springer hit his American League-leading 17th home run and visiting Houston picked up its ninth straight victory by beating Boston.

Yankees 4, Rays 3: CC Sabathia shouted salty insults at Tampa Bay and said he tried to hit one of its batters, but both sides otherwise kept cool as host New York rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and a victory that moved them into first place in the AL East.

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