The New York Yankees were interested in Kyle Tucker before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, and now the All-Star outfielder could be headed to free agency.

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 RUBBER MATCH: This is the 19th of the Cubs’ 32 series this season in which they have split the first two games. They are 9-8 in the third games of the previous splits. There was no third game in one series. But the Cubs are only 3-6 in rubber games after losing, then winning, including 2-5 on the road. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)

After beginning the second half of the season with an interleague victory, the Chicago Cubs will look to push their winning streak to four games on Saturday night against the visiting Boston Red Sox.

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In front of a stunned Yankee Stadium crowd, the New York Yankees offered little resistance in a 5–2 loss to […]