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.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller has drawn some interest from a handful of teams ahead of the MLB trade deadline, and another World Series-contending club reportedly is eyeing him.

After Shota Imanaga threw seven shutout innings against the Red Sox on Saturday, Michael Busch gave him his flowers.

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.

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)

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Chicago’s Matthew Boyd won a matchup of All-Star left-handers as Max Fried left early because of yet another blister on his pitching hand, and the Cubs stopped the New York Yankees’ five-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory.

Cody Bellinger played the villain against his former team Friday, hitting home runs off three Chicago Cubs pitchers in an 11-0 New York Yankees rout.

The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs are reportedly targeting the same star third baseman on the trade market this season.

A Matt Shaw replacement would be nice for the Chicago Cubs during the trade deadline on July 31. However, it's also possible that the Cubs could be outbid by some teams if they aren’t willing to move on from multiple prospects.