The Chicago Cubs have started 2025 very strong to the tune of a 55-38 record, good for first place in the National League Central and the second-best record in the NL.

Cody Bellinger hit three homers for the first time in his career and drove in six runs, Carlos Rodon allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings, and the host New York Yankees ran their winning streak to five games with an 11-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.

Cody Bellinger hit three two-run homers against his former team and was robbed of a fourth, Aaron Judge made a trio of outstanding catches and the New York Yankees routed the Chicago Cubs 11-0 on Fri...

“I think that’s what you find a lot of people needing, just an opportunity,” Crow-Armstrong, 23, said Friday before the Cubs’ series opener against the Yankees in the Bronx.

A pair of excellent lefty All-Stars – The Yankees’ Max Fried and the Cubs’ Matthew Boyd – will be on the mound as both teams play their second-to-last game of the first-half of the 2025 season.

Preview the July 12 matchup between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Baseball’s midseason festivities go down across the Atlanta metro this year, starting with Friday’s HBCU Swingman Classic and ending with Tuesday’s All-Star Game.

Schwarber takes a hitting streak of six games into this matchup.