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Shota Imanaga for Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP - LAD  | Shota Imanaga SP - CHC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 5 | # 32 |
| VBR | # 75 | # 123 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 109 | 103 |
| Wins | 8 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.34 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.17 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 32 |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 7 | # 24 |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 10 | # 21 |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 3 | # 42 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 5 | # 52 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 14 | # 22 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 8 | # 51 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP - LAD | Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 10 | 12 |
| Games Started | 10 | 12 |
| Innings Pitched | 64.0 | 70.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 4 |
| Losses | 4 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 50 | 57 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 35 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 13 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 69 |
| Walks | 13 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.09 | 4.50 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.07 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP - LAD | Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 18 | 19 |
| Games Started | 18 | 19 |
| Innings Pitched | 103.7 | 109.3 |
| Wins | 8 | 7 |
| Losses | 4 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 86 | 99 |
| Earned Runs | 38 | 48 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 11 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 109 | 103 |
| Walks | 30 | 25 |
| ERA | 3.34 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.17 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP - LAD | Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one earned run on seven hits and one walk while striking out three over seven innings in Sunday's win over the Brewers. Chase Davis Mon, May 25th | 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 | |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out eight over seven innings in Monday's loss to the Padres. Chase Davis Tue, May 19th | 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 | |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto had his command but not his usual results in Tuesday's loss to the Giants. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 13th | 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 | |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out eight over six innings in Monday's 8-3 win over the Astros. Chase Davis Tue, May 5th | 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 | |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed three earned runs on five hits and four walks while striking out four over five innings in Monday's win over the Marlins. Chase Davis Tue, Apr 28th | 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 | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP - LAD | Shota Imanaga SP - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ HOU | Steven Okert | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | |
| Tue, May 5th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs COL | Tanner Gordon (0-0) | #325 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ PIT | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ PIT | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs TB | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs TB | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs TB | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ MIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ MIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ ATH | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATH | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATH | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs COL | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs COL | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ NYY | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ NYY | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ NYY | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ PHI | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ PHI | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ PHI | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ NYM | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ NYM | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ NYM | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs BOS | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs BOS | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs BOS | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs MIL | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs MIL | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs MIL | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ COL | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ COL | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ COL | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs PIT | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs PIT | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs PIT | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ATL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ATL | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ DET | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ DET | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ DET | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs STL | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs STL | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs STL | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs WSH | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs WSH | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs WSH | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ MIA | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ MIA | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ MIA | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs SD | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CIN | |||||
