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CHICAGO — Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston that dropped the Astros 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2016. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer in the first off J.P. France and Tauchman hit a three-run drive. Tauchman added a solo homer in the eighth against Seth Martinez and tied his career high of four RBIs. Bellinger left after the fifth inning with bruised right ribs. At 7-17, the last-place Astros are 10 games under .500 for the first time since an 18-28 start in 2016.
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