Chicago’s Matthew Boyd won a matchup of All-Star left-handers as Max Fried left early because of yet another blister on his pitching hand, and the Cubs stopped the New York Yankees’ five-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory on Saturday.

The Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees play the second game of a 3-game series Saturday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

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The Cubs offense gave Boyd a one-run lead to work with from the get-go. Nico Hoerner led off with a triple and then scored on Kyle Tucker’s groundout. The Cubs then rallied for three runs in the third inning, and Carson Kelly tacked on a solo home run in the eighth.

New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried exited Saturday's 5-2 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs with a blister on his left thumb after laboring through three innings.

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

Matthew Boyd allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings to reach double-digit victories for the first time in his career and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.

The Chicago Cubs headed into their final series before the All-Star break feeling good about how they have performed during the first half of the season. But th