Imanaga strikes out Aaron Judge twice, pitches 7 innings as Cubs beat Yankees 4-1
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.
Yankees: Begin a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday night.
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