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Brandon Sproat for Shota Imanaga (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC  | Brandon Sproat SP - MIL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 32 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 123 | # 461 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 103 | 74 |
| Wins | 7 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 4.44 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.44 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 32 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 24 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 21 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 42 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 52 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 22 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 51 | # 167 |
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | Brandon Sproat SP - MIL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 11 |
| Games Started | 12 | 9 |
| Innings Pitched | 70.0 | 49.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Losses | 6 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 48 |
| Earned Runs | 35 | 34 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 13 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 52 |
| Walks | 18 | 27 |
| ERA | 4.50 | 6.24 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.53 |
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | Brandon Sproat SP - MIL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 19 | 21 |
| Games Started | 19 | 14 |
| Innings Pitched | 109.3 | 81.8 |
| Wins | 7 | 4 |
| Losses | 6 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 99 | 78 |
| Earned Runs | 48 | 40 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 11 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 74 |
| Walks | 25 | 35 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 4.44 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.44 |
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | Brandon Sproat SP - MIL | |
| News | ||
| Shota Imanaga allowed five runs on five hits - including three home runs - in 5.1 innings on Friday as the Cubs suffered a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals. David Leisering Sat, May 30th | Brandon Sproat allowed five earned runs on six hits while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, May 31st | |
| Shota Imanaga allowed seven runs on seven hits in six innings on Sunday as the Cubs suffered an 8-5 loss to the Astros. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | Brandon Sproat allowed three earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out seven over four innings in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Mon, May 25th | |
| Shota Imanaga allowed eight runs on nine hits in 4.1 innings on Monday as the Cubs dropped a 9-3 decision to the Brewers. David Leisering Tue, May 19th | Brandon Sproat allowed three earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out five over 4 2/3 innings in Monday's win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Tue, May 19th | |
| Shota Imanaga allowed two runs on five hits in seven strong innings on Wednesday, but was outdueled by the Braves' staff in a 4-1 loss. David Leisering Thu, May 14th | Brandon Sproat allowed three earned runs on six hits while walking two and striking out six over 5 1/3 innings in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Padres. Chris Schommer Wed, May 13th | |
| Shota Imanaga struck out 10 batters over six strong innings on Thursday, lifting the Cubs to an 8-3 win over Cincinnati. David Leisering Fri, May 8th | Brandon Sproat allowed one hit while also walking three and striking out five over four scoreless innings in Wednesday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Wed, May 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | Brandon Sproat SP - MIL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #205 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | @ WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs SD | Bradgley Rodriguez | |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ COL | Tanner Gordon (0-0) | #325 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | vs CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs CIN | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs PIT | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs SEA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ PIT | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
