Christian Bethancourt's home run carries Cubs past Cardinals
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Christian Bethancourt hit a three-run homer to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Friday afternoon.
Michael Busch also hit a home run for the Cubs, who won their third straight game, including the first two of this four-game series.
Chicago starting pitcher Javier Assad needed 97 pitches to get through four innings. The righ