New York lost the past two games to the Cubs, but won five prior to that for a 5-2 record over the past seven entering the All-Star break. The Yankees are 2.0 games back of the Blue Jays for the AL East lead and 1.0 game ahead of the Red Sox.

The Yankees dropped 2 of 3 to the Chicago Cubs to end their first half of the season. The latest was a 4-1 final Sunday as they had just 2 hits in an uninspiring performance. DH Giancarlo Stanton hit his fourth homer of the season.

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