Imanaga strikes out Aaron Judge twice, pitches 7 innings as Cubs beat
Yankees 4-1
[July 14, 2025]
By LARRY FLEISHER
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 on Sunday.
In his fourth start since returning from a strained left hamstring,
Imanaga (6-3) allowed a homer to Giancarlo Stanton in the second and a
single to Austin Wells in the seventh. He struck out six and walked one. |
Chicago Cubs' Shota Imanaga pitches during the second inning of a
baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in
New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) |
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Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson homered for
the Cubs, who headed into the All-Star break with 57 wins, their
most since 2008. Daniel Palencia handled the ninth for his 12th
save, finishing a two-hitter.
Stanton hit his 433rd career homer as the Yankees lost their
second straight following a five-game winning streak. Judge
struck out twice on splitters, a day after hitting his 350th
career homer.
Cody Bellinger went 0 for 3 on his 30th birthday and had a
career-high 17-game hitting streak stopped. He was traded from
Chicago to New York in December.
Busch connected on Will Warren’s second pitch in his first
career plate appearance in the leadoff spot. Swanson made it 3-1
with a tiebreaking two-run drive off Ian Hamilton in the sixth.
Pete Crow-Armstrong added an RBI infield single that scored
Seiya Suzuki from second in the seventh when shortstop Anthony
Volpe's throw to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt bounced.
Warren (6-5) permitted two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Key moment
Carson Kelly opened the sixth with a double over rookie left
fielder Jasson Domínguez. After Ian Happ bounced to second,
Swanson greeted Hamilton with a drive into the seats in left.
Key stat
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Busch became the first Cub
to homer in his first career plate appearance as a leadoff
hitter since Willson Conteras on June 26, 2017, against
Washington.
Up next
Cubs: RHP Colin Rea (7-3, 3.91 ERA) starts on Friday in the
opener of a three-game set against Boston at Wrigley Field.
Yankees: Begin a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday night.
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