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)

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.

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