CHICAGO – The Yankees scored a point – two of them, in fact.

And while they came on just two swings, solo blasts from Amed Rosario and Spencer Jones, they were enough to stand up for a win because of Will Warren.

Turning in his best start in months, Warren delivered 6 2/3 shutout innings against one of the majors’ most dangerous lineups to become the latest Yankees starter to lift up his offense in a 2-0 win over the Cubs on a drizzly Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Warren, who could be a trade candidate ahead of Monday’s deadline if the Yankees choose to deal from an area of depth to address an area of need, scattered just four hits and no walks while striking out seven. The right-hander had struggled for most of the last two months, but turned in a timely outing for the Yankees – on the field and potentially off of it, too, depending on trade talks.

After the Yankees (62-48) had lost 2-1 against the White Sox in 11 innings on Thursday afternoon, a ticked-off Aaron Boone stated the obvious: “We got to score a freaking point.”

And for much of Friday, that remained a struggle, but the Yankees did enough against Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga to make sure they did not waste another sterling starting pitching performance, which they had in their last two games.

Facing a Cubs lineup that entered the day second in the majors in runs scored per game and third in OPS, Warren retired 12 straight into the seventh inning before giving up a two-out bloop single to Alex Bregman. Ian Happ followed with a hard single through the right side, at which point Boone called on Paul Blackburn from the bullpen.

Blackburn, who has been mostly terrific but blew a 4-1 lead on Wednesday night, bounced back by stranding both runners in the seventh and then striking out the side in the eighth.

David Bednar, who had been unavailable the last two days because of a heavy workload of late, finished off the Cubs (62-48) in the ninth for his 23rd save of the year.

This was Warren’s first time pitching into the seventh inning since May 1.

Before Friday, he had not even completed six innings since May 31 – after which he had a 3.22 ERA through 12 starts. But in his next eight starts, he had pitched to a 6.57 ERA, making Friday an important start for him to try to get back on track.

The rotation has been a strength for the Yankees all season, but for much of the last two months, Warren had been a weak link in it. And if he is not traded by Monday, he still has an important role with the Yankees since Carlos Rodón is still at least a few weeks away from a return.

Imanaga retired the first 11 Yankees before Rosario clobbered a 450-foot shot in the fourth inning for the 1-0 lead. The utilityman had struggled of late against lefties, but he is on the roster to hit them and did just that on Friday.

An inning later, Jones crushed his fourth home run of the season – and first against a lefty – with a 418-foot poke to right field. The lefty slugger has consistently put together quality at-bats in the week since he was called up again after Cody Bellinger landed on the injured list.