Wrigley IV: HRs lift stellar Hendricks vs. LA

Baez, subbing for Ben Zobrist at second base, took care of things both at the plate and in the field. Baez made a diving catch in shallow center of Carl Crawford's liner with one out in the fifth, and in the sixth, he made a backhanded flip of a Chase Utley grounder in time to Anthony Rizzo at first.

Baez's glove flip beats Utley

LAD@CHC: Baez shows off some nifty defense in 6th

Javier Baez charges Chase Utley's ground ball, then quickly fields and flips with his glove to first in time for the out in the 6th inning

Rizzo added a leadoff home run in the eighth to help the Cubs improve to 37-15, their best start since the 1907 team was 40-12.

Rizzo's solo home run

LAD@CHC: Rizzo hits Cubs' fourth homer of the game

Anthony Rizzo hammers his 12th home run of the season over the center-field wall to start the bottom of the 8th, giving the Cubs a 7-2 lead

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Kid stuff: Urias was the first teenage pitcher the Cubs have faced since 19-year-old Mets sensation Dwight Gooden started on April 13, 1984. The Cubs won that game, 11-2, and took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on Thursday on Baez's RBI single and Miguel Montero's run-scoring groundout. In the fourth, Jorge Soler singled to lead off, and one out later, Baez smacked his third home run to give the Cubs a 4-0 lead.

Baez's two-run blast

LAD@CHC: Baez belts a two-run shot in the 4th inning

Javier Baez drills his third homer of the season, a two-run shot into the left-field bleachers, to give the Cubs a 4-0 lead in the 4th

Second look Urias lasted longer than he did in his Major League debut, on May 27 against the Mets in New York, but he didn't fare much better. The Dodgers' top prospect, who gave up three runs in just 2 2/3 innings against the Mets, has a chance to earn a spot in the rotation with Alex Wood (left elbow) on the 15-day disabled list. This wasn't the impression Urias wanted to leave, despite striking out four and walking one. He was hit hard, yielding six runs (five earned) on eight hits in five innings.

Russell strikes out, loses bat

LAD@CHC: Bat goes flying as Urias strikes out Russell

Julio Urias records his first strikeout of the game as he fans Addison Russell, whose bat goes flying as he waves at strike three in the 2nd

Power rangers: With one out in the fifth, Heyward hit his second homer of the season into the right-field bleachers, connecting on a 2-1 pitch from Urias. Bryant launched the next pitch for his 13th home run, increasing his RBI total to 40 and marking the fifth time this season the Cubs have hit back-to-back homers. It's also the second time Bryant has hit the video board.

Brian Hedger is a contributor to MLB.com based in Chicago.

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Wrigley IV: HRs lift stellar Hendricks vs. LA