Rizzo jump-starts Cubs with 199th career HR

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Anthony Rizzo got the 2019 edition of the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry started with a three-run blast, the 199th homer of his career, off St. Louis right-hander Jack Flaherty in the third inning at Wrigley Field on Friday, a 4-0 win for Chicago.

The Cubs' first baseman has now homered in three straight games and in four out of his past five.

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