Elia spent a half-century in professional baseball as a player, coach and scout. His rant while managing the Cubs is still legendary.

Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.

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.

Robbed an inning earlier, Cody Bellinger wasn't sure his first three-homer game had been swiped away again. “I didn't know at first,” he said. “For that third one to finally get over feels pretty good.

The New York Yankees host the Chicago Cubs after Cody Bellinger hit three home runs on Friday in an 11-0 win over the Cubs.