MLB insider Ken Rosenthal provides more insight into how active the Cubs and Red Sox will be ahead of the trade deadline.

Shota Imanaga tossed seven shutout innings and five players hit solo home runs Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.

With baseball’s best run differential at +119 and a solid series win in the Bronx entering the All-Star break, the Cubs claim the top spot in these rankings for the first time all season after spending much of the first half floating in the top 10.

The Boston Red Sox play against the Chicago Cubs in an MLB game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.

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Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox will face Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field.

This season, Hayes is hitting at a .237 batting average for a Bucs team struggling to muster runs. He had a solid night on Saturday, in a team loss to the Chicago White Sox. Hayes posted two runs batted in for Pittsburgh. Hayes now has 33 runs batted in on the season. The MLB trade deadline is July 31.

The Chicago Cubs have been one of the best teams in baseball this year, with a lot of their success being buoyed by incredible offensive production.

Ceddanne Rafaela has taken a huge step forward in his sophomore campaign and is a key cog for a retooling Boston team in the thick of a playoff race. My Red Sox vs. Cubs predictions see Rafaela building on his recent success with another big game at the dish.

After Shota Imanaga threw seven shutout innings against the Red Sox on Saturday, Michael Busch gave him his flowers.