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.

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

The Chicago Cubs (56-39) visit the New York Yankees (53-42) Sunday in the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is set for 1:35 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Cubs vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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)

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago vs. New York 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Yankee Stadium

Yankees All-Star left-hander Max Fried left Saturday's start against the Chicago Cubs after a season-low three innings because of a a blister on his left index finger.

Yankees All-Star left-hander Max Fried left a start against the Chicago Cubs after a season-low three innings because of a a blister on his left index finger

New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried exited Saturday's 5-2 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs with a blister on his left thumb after laboring through three innings.