MLB

Chicago Cubs at New York Yankees

· Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
57-39, 27-23 Away
Final
4 - 1
New York Yankees
53-43, 30-19 Home

Imanaga strikes out Aaron Judge twice, pitches 7 innings as Cubs beat Yankees 4-1

Cubs take care of the Yankees on the road

In his fourth start since returning from a strained left hamstring, Imanaga (6-3) allowed a homer to Giancarlo Stanton in the second and a single to Austin Wells in the seventh. He struck out six and walked one.

Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson homered for the Cubs, who headed into the All-Star break with 57 wins, their most since 2008. Daniel Palencia handled the ninth for his 12th save, finishing a two-hitter.

Stanton hit his 433rd career homer as the Yankees lost their second straight following a five-game winning streak. Judge struck out twice on splitters, a day after hitting his 350th career homer.

Cody Bellinger went 0 for 3 on his 30th birthday and had a career-high 17-game hitting streak stopped. He was traded from Chicago to New York in December.

Busch connected on Will Warren’s second pitch in his first career plate appearance in the leadoff spot. Swanson made it 3-1 with a tiebreaking two-run drive off Ian Hamilton in the sixth.

Pete Crow-Armstrong added an RBI infield single that scored Seiya Suzuki from second in the seventh when shortstop Anthony Volpe's throw to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt bounced.

Warren (6-5) permitted two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Key moment Carson Kelly opened the sixth with a double over rookie left fielder Jasson Domínguez. After Ian Happ bounced to second, Swanson greeted Hamilton with a drive into the seats in left.

Key stat According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Busch became the first Cub to homer in his first career plate appearance as a leadoff hitter since Willson Conteras on June 26, 2017, against Washington.

Up next Cubs: RHP Colin Rea (7-3, 3.91 ERA) starts on Friday in the opener of a three-game set against Boston at Wrigley Field.

Yankees: Begin a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday night.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Goldschmidt flied out to right.
9th Inning Rice struck out swinging.
9th Inning Rice hit for Peraza
9th Inning Wells grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Palencia relieved Pomeranz
9th Inning Crow-Armstrong flied out to right.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
12 Ground Balls 6
8 Strikeouts 8
4 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
10 Hits 2
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 1
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
37 At Bats 27
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
22 Runners Left On Base 2
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 0
17 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 1
150 Pitches 118
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
18 Total Bases 5
40 Plate Appearances 28
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 1
5.6 Runs Created -1.1
.270 Batting Average .074
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.486 Slugging Percentage .185
.297 Secondary Average .111
.325 On Base Percentage .107
.811 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .292
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
5.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs -1.1
36.0 Batter Rating 9.0
18.5 At Bats Per Home Run 27.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.75 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.21
.216 Isolated Power .111
0.38 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.13
.075 Walks Per Plate Appearance .036
.027 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .037
8.0 Runs Produced 2.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.2
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.1
87.0 MLB Rating 59.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Yankee Stadium

Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 45,435 | Capacity:

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 57 39 .594 - W2
Milwaukee 56 40 .583 1 W7
St. Louis 51 46 .526 6.5 W1
Cincinnati 50 47 .515 7.5 W2
Pittsburgh 39 58 .402 18.5 W1

2025 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Toronto 55 41 .573 - L2
New York 53 43 .552 2 L2
Boston 53 45 .541 3 W10
Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5.5 L4
Baltimore 43 52 .453 11.5 L2
Full Standings