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.

The Cubs offense gave Boyd a one-run lead to work with from the get-go. Nico Hoerner led off with a triple and then scored on Kyle Tucker’s groundout. The Cubs then rallied for three runs in the third inning, and Carson Kelly tacked on a solo home run in the eighth.

Matthew Boyd allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings to reach double-digit victories for the first time in his career and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.

The Yankees’ five-game winning streak came to a crashing end Saturday — and it came with concern about ace Max Fried.

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The Chicago Cubs headed into their final series before the All-Star break feeling good about how they have performed during the first half of the season. But th

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Some of the best hitters on both teams – namely, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch for the Cubs, and Cody Bellinger, Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm for the Yankees – will have a platoon disadvantage.

The Cubs and Yankees continue their three-game series on Saturday, July 12 at Yankee Stadium with two All-Stars on the mound. Check out the best promos and top sportsbooks for Yankees vs. Cubs

According to new simulation results, Judge is now the MLB’s most likely home run hitter on Saturday, with a significant edge over Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who are playing in San Francisco’s notoriously pitcher-friendly Oracle Park.