Cubs' Morel breaks franchise record for start of career

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Christopher Morel? Or Chris?

The Cubs' rookie says he likes to be called Chris.

The way he's hitting to start his big-league career, you can also call him impressive, eye-popping, impactful, exciting or any combination of the above.

And on this night, you can just call him the owner of a new franchise record.

With his triple during the Cubs' four-run sixth inning against the Brewers on Tuesday night, Morel extended his hitting streak to 11 games and his streak for reaching base safely to begin his major-league career to 14 games.

That broke the 6-year-old record of teammate Willson Contreras, one of Morel's biggest fans in the clubhouse.

"He's been nothing but amazing," Contreras said.

The rookie who debuted with a home run in his first big-league at-bat is 15-for-53 (.283) with six extra-base hits including two homers, seven walks and an .878 OPS.

The Cubs beat the Brewers 8-7 on Patrick Wisdom's eighth-inning homer Tuesday.

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