CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago Cubs launched three home runs in a 12-4 rout of the New York Mets on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Moisés Ballesteros sparked the offense with a three-run homer in the first inning, erasing an early deficit after the Mets scored three in the second.

Nico Hoerner added a two-run shot in the second and Ian Happ a two-run homer in the eighth for the Cubs, who tallied 14 hits. Edward Cabrera earned the win, improving to 2-0, while Kodai Senga took the loss for the Mets, falling to 0-3. Both teams had 14 hits, but the Cubs capitalized on power and two Mets errors. Attendance was 34,282 for the game that lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes. The Cubs moved above .500 at 10-9, while the Mets fell to 7-13.