The Cubs’ biggest need, with about a week before the July 31 deadline, is starting pitching. Lugo, who held the Cubs to four hits and two runs in six innings, will be highly sought after by contending teams if the Royals make him available. But their trade-deadline direction is unclear.

One of the highlights of the game may have been Frankie Scalzo Jr. and his mustache. Scalzo features some of the nastiest stuff in the Cubs system and his pitches danced very well tonight. Other ...

The New York Yankees couldn’t overcome Max Fried’s early exit and a quiet afternoon at the plate, dropping Saturday’s game to the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, in the Bronx. Fried labored through three innings before leaving with a blister on his pitching hand.