After opening their series against the Cubs Friday night with an 11-0 annihilation that marked their fifth straight victory, which came on the heels of a six-game losing streak, the Yankees were flat with the bats two straight games and skidded into the All-Star break with a 4-1 loss Sunday afternoon in front of 45,435 at the Stadium.

With a 4-1 triumph Sunday against the Yankees, the Cubs improved their record to 57-39, the second-best mark in the National League to the Dodgers’ 58-39. The NL Central race remains tight, with the Brewers trailing the Cubs by one game.

Shota Imanaga struck out Aaron Judge twice while pitching seven sparkling innings, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

The Chicago Cubs (56-39) visit the New York Yankees (53-42) Sunday in the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is set for 1:35 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Cubs vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The New York Yankees finished the first half in second place in the American League East. They could be aggressive at the trade deadline to win the division.

One Major League Baseball insider thinks so. On Sunday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post pitched a trade in which New York would land 3B Eugenio Suárez and SP Zac Gallen from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for pitching prospects Cam Schlittler,