Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga allowed just a run on three hits in seven innings on Tuesday as the Cubs won their seventh consecutive game with a 7-4 victory over Philadelphia, which lost its seventh straight contest.

Fantasy Impact

Imanaga, uncharacteristically, struck out only one batter on Tuesday, but induced a lot of weak contact and needed only 87 pitches to get through seven innings. His only mistake came in the sixth when Kyle Schwarber took him deep - just the third home run the lefthander has allowed in 24 innings. Imanaga has pitched to a 1.13 ERA and a 0.54 WHIP in four April starts and, overall, is 2-1 with a 2.17 ERA and a 32:6 K:BB ratio. He'll have a stiff challenge the next time out as he is scheduled to square off against the Dodgers on Sunday.

Shota Imanaga took a no-decision against the Pittsburgh Pirates, tossing 6.0 hitless innings with one walk and nine strikeouts in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Pirates.

Fantasy Impact

Imanaga was able to baffle the Pirates lineup with his signature splitter and high-carry fastball. He exited the game after throwing 100 pitches (68 for strikes). Through his first three starts of the year, Imanaga has logged 16.0 innings with a 2.81 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP. His ability to pound the strike zone while generating swing-and-miss has resulted in 20 strikeouts against only 4 walks (5.0 K/BB).

Shota Imanaga allowed a run on three hits in five-plus innings in game two of Sunday's doubleheader against the Guardians. The lefthander walked one and struck out four as Cleveland won, 6-5.

Fantasy Impact

Imanaga pitched five scoreless innings and came out for the sixth, but allowed a leadoff double to Steven Kwan before being lifted. Kwan later scored which was charged to the lefthander. It was a much better outing for Imanaga than his season debut where he allowed four runs on six hits to the Nationals while suffering the loss. Imanaga (0-1) has a 4.50 ERA with an 11:3 K:BB ratio through two starts and is slated to take the mound again this upcoming weekend against the Pirates.

Saturday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Fantasy Impact

The originally scheduled contest will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader between the two clubs Sunday.

Shota Imanaga took the loss on Sunday after allowing four runs on six hits in five innings against the Nationals. The lefthander walked two and struck out seven.

Fantasy Impact

Imanaga pitched better than his line suggests as he settled down after a rough first inning. After recording the first two outs in the opening frame, Imanaga allowed back-to-back singles and then a three-run home run to Joey Wiemer to spot the Nationals a 3-0 lead. He only allowed a run on three hits over his final four innings of work. Imanaga pitched to a 3.73 ERA in 25 starts last season with the Cubs and has a career 3.28 ERA in two seasons in Chicago. He is tentatively scheduled to pitch again next weekend in Cleveland.