The New York Yankees will face off against the Chicago Cubs in an MLB matchup on Sunday. This prediction includes our best bet of the game.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. New York is 53-42 overall and 30-18 in home games. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.83 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

The Yankees’ five-game winning streak came to a crashing end Saturday — and it came with concern about ace Max Fried.

Aaron Judge made a pair of outstanding catches in right field two pitches apart, robbing Pete Crow-Armstrong of a home run and Dansby Swanson of a single in the fourth inning of the New York Yankees' game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.

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.

Bellinger, who played for the Cubs in 2023 and ’24, had his first three-homer game and tied his career high with six RBIs.

The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge needed 1,088 games to hit his 350th homer. Former slugger Mark McGwire reached the milestone in his 1,280th game.