The Chicago Cubs are predicted to trade for Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo at the MLB trade deadline to round out the starting rotation.

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.