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David Festa for Shota Imanaga (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC  | David Festa SP - MIN  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 32 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 123 | # 548 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 103 | 30 |
| Wins | 7 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 4.17 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.32 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL60 |
| 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 | ‐ |
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | David Festa SP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 12 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 70.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 4 | ‐ |
| Losses | 6 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 35 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 13 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 69 | ‐ |
| Walks | 18 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.50 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.07 | ‐ |
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | David Festa SP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 19 | 16 |
| Games Started | 19 | 3 |
| Innings Pitched | 109.3 | 29.5 |
| Wins | 7 | 2 |
| Losses | 6 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 99 | 27 |
| Earned Runs | 48 | 14 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 30 |
| Walks | 25 | 11 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 4.17 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.32 |
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | David Festa SP - MIN | |
| 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 | David Festa suffered renewed discomfort in his right shoulder following his third live batting practice session and is undergoing evaluation to determine next steps. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 4th | |
| 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 | David Festa is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session before the end of the week. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Apr 23rd | |
| 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 | Festa was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome in September and is now dealing with a right shoulder impingement on top of that. He was shut down in late February, received an injection to address the impingement, and has only recently returned to throwing. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 25th | |
| 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 | Festa was shut down in late February with a shoulder impingement and received an injection to address the issue. He threw at 60 feet Thursday and 75 feet Friday as he begins working his way back. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | |
| 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 | David Festa is expected to begin the season on the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | David Festa SP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-4) | #76 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #152 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #183 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | |||||
