Shota Imanaga pitched seven outstanding innings and the visiting Chicago Cubs ended the unofficial first half of the season with a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.

The Chicago Cubs, who haven’t lost more than three consecutive games this year, believe their best play remains ahead of them.

Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free A first half of the season that saw the Yankees look like the best team in the sport for most of the first two months ended in disappointment,