Shota Imanaga - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

No longer starting Thursday Imanaga is no longer listed as the Cubs' starting pitcher for Thursday's game in St. Louis, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact Imanaga is not dealing with any known injury, so this appears to simply be about giving him and the other members of the Cubs' normal rotation some extra rest. Javier Assad will make a spot start Thursday against the Cardinals, and Imanaga presumably will now take the ball versus the Yankees at Wrigley Field on Friday.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Strong again in win Imanaga (7-8) earned the win against the Pirates on Saturday, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out four over six scoreless innings.

Impact Imanaga outdueled Paul Skenes, keeping the Pirates off the board despite generating only six swinging strikes on 84 pitches. Per John Perrotto of MLB.com, he's allowed just one run over 38 career innings against the Pirates. The southpaw has now thrown back-to-back scoreless outings and has limited opponents to two earned runs or fewer in seven of his past eight starts dating back to June 10. He'll carry a 3.72 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 113:29 K:BB across 121 innings this season into a road matchup with the Cardinals next week.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Crow-Armstrong powers the Cubs to an 11-0 rout of the Pirates

Pete Crow-Armstrong was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs as the Chicago Cubs cruised past the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Tosses seven scoreless innings Imanaga (6-8) earned the win Sunday against the Twins, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out four over seven scoreless innings.

Impact Imanaga threw 63 of his 99 pitches for strikes and kept Minnesota's lineup in check throughout the afternoon. Chicago's offense gave him plenty of breathing room with 10 runs over the first four innings, but the left-hander still turned in his fourth scoreless outing of the season. After enduring a rough four-start stretch in late May that saw him post a 10.80 ERA, Imanaga has bounced back with a 2.31 ERA across his last seven starts. The southpaw is lined up to face the Pirates on the road in his next outing.

JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE

How Imanaga is shaping up to help Chicago's late-season push CHICAGO -- After Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong chased down a drive from Royce Lewis deep into the gap to his right -- sending ivy...

JULY 19 • MLB.COM

Imanaga throws 7 shutout innings and Cubs roll to 10-1 win over Twins

Shota Imanaga pitched seven shutout innings and Nico Hoerner had a bases-loaded triple and four RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins

JULY 19 • Associated Press

Tough-luck loss vs. Cincinnati Imanaga (5-8) took the loss against the Reds on Friday, allowing one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out five across five innings.

Impact Imanaga allowed at least one baserunner in each of the first four innings he pitched, but he did just enough to keep the Reds off the board. That scoreless effort came to an end on an Elly De La Cruz solo homer in the fifth, and while that was the only run Imanaga gave up Friday, he was still tagged with the loss as his Cubs teammates failed to score a run. Imanaga went through a rough patch from mid-May to early June, but he's given up two earned runs or less in five of his last six outings, posting a 2.81 ERA and 1.22 WHIP over 32 innings in that span. He enters the All-Star break with a 4.17 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 105:27 K:BB across 108 innings.

JULY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Greene strikes out 12 and allows 3 hits in 7 innings as Reds defeat Cubs 4-0

Hunter Greene struck out 12 and allowed three hits in seven dominant innings, Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Friday nigh...

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Cubs vs. Reds: Start Time, Streaming Live, TV Channel, How to Watch The Chicago Cubs (52-41), with Shota Imanaga on the hill, visit the Cincinnati Reds (42-50) who will hand the ball to Hunter Greene, at 7:10...

JULY 10 • BLEACHERNATION.COM

Jackson's big hit in the 8th helps the Orioles avoid a sweep, 3-2 over the Cubs

Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs

JULY 9 • Associated Press

Mixed bag in seventh loss Imanaga (5-7) took the loss Saturday against the Cardinals, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. He struck out eight.

Impact Imanaga had plenty of swing-and-miss stuff going, fanning eight and generating 16 whiffs, but he was still inefficient with 86 pitches on the evening. Saturday disrupted a seven-start streak of at least five innings for the 32-year-old left-hander, who also tied a season high in walks. Imanaga is next lined up for a relatively tough assignment at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, holding a 4.28 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 100:26 K:BB over 103 innings.

JULY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley

Rookie JJ Wetherholt homered and doubled, Kyle Leahy threw five crisp innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley Field on Saturday night for the...

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Works around nine hits for QS Imanaga allowed two runs on nine hits and no walks while striking out four batters over 6.1 innings in a no-decision against San Diego on Monday.

Impact The nine hits he allowed tied a season-worst mark for Imanaga, but he mostly dodged damage and gave up just two runs. The southpaw got 13 whiffs and threw 67 of 97 pitches for strikes while completing six frames for the first time over his past four starts. Imanaga has had an up-and-down June, allowing four or more runs twice and two or fewer runs three times. Overall, he holds a 4.30 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 92:23 K:BB across 98.1 frames spanning 17 starts.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

Suzuki hits game-ending single off Miller as the Cubs beat the Padres 3-2

Seiya Suzuki hit a game-ending single off Mason Miller in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-2

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Seiya Suzuki hits in 2 runs in 10th to push Cubs over Brewers 4-3

Seiya Suzuki singled in two runs to key a three-run 10th inning and Jordan Wicks, called up earlier Sunday, got a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to preserve the Chic...

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Grabs fifth win Imanaga (5-6) earned the win Wednesday against the Mets, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.1 innings.

Impact All four runs Imanaga allowed came via the long ball, as Francisco Alvarez, A.J. Ewing and Mark Vientos each took the left-hander deep. Wednesday continued a troubling trend in which he has surrendered three or more home runs in four of his last six starts. Fortunately for Imanaga, Chicago's offense provided plenty of run support, allowing him to pick up his first victory since May 7. Entering Wednesday, the 32-year-old had posted a 6.64 ERA in his previous seven starts, losing four of them. He'll carry a 4.40 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 88:23 K:BB into his next scheduled outing, which is expected to come during a series against the Padres next week.

JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE

Danby Swanson caps monster doubleheader as Cubs sweep Mets

Dansby Swanson had a go-ahead RBI triple and four RBIs to cap a monster doubleheader performance and help the Chicago Cubs sweep the reeling New York Mets with a 10-5 victory Wedne...

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Crow-Armstrong and Swanson homer off an ineffective Senga to power Cubs past Mets 9-6

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer, Dansby Swanson also went deep and drove in four and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 9-6 despite an injury to starting pitcher Edw...

JUNE 24 • Associated Press

Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera headed to IL after being carted off the field with a left leg injury

Edward Cabrera is about to join a string of starting pitchers on the Chicago Cubs’ injured list

JUNE 24 • Associated Press

Cubs manager Craig Counsell perplexed by rainout and irked by 'terrible rule'

After his team got rained out two days in a row, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell sounded a little miffed about the second one

JUNE 24 • Associated Press

Cubs-Mets game postponed Imanaga will not start as schedule Monday versus the Mets after the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. It's the second straight day Imanaga has had a start postponed. He will now take the ball Tuesday.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Rainout pushes Imanaga's start to Monday against Mets CHICAGO -- As the grounds crew unfurled the tarp on the infield at Wrigley Field on Sunday morning, Shota Imanaga was in the outfield going...

JUNE 21 • MLB.COM

Blue Jays-Cubs has been postponed by rain

The Toronto Blue Jays’ game at the Chicago Cubs has been postponed because of inclement weather

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Sunday's game postponed Imanaga won't start as scheduled Sunday against the Blue Jays since the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Imanaga has given up just one run across 10.2 frames in his past two outing and will get at least one more day of rest before his next start. The Cubs seem likely to push their entire rotation back one day, so the Japanese lefty will presumably start Monday's series opener against the Mets in New York.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

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JUNE 16 • BLEACHERNATION.COM

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Crow-Armstrong powers the Cubs to an 11-0 rout of the Pirates

Imanaga throws 7 shutout innings and Cubs roll to 10-1 win over Twins

Hunter Greene strikes out 12 and allows 3 hits in 7 innings as Reds defeat Cubs 4-0

Jackson's big hit in the 8th helps the Orioles avoid a sweep, 3-2 over the Cubs

Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley

Suzuki hits game-ending single off Miller as the Cubs beat the Padres 3-2

Seiya Suzuki hits in 2 runs in 10th to push Cubs over Brewers 4-3

Danby Swanson caps monster doubleheader as Cubs sweep Mets

Crow-Armstrong and Swanson homer off an ineffective Senga to power Cubs past Mets 9-6

Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera headed to IL after being carted off the field with a left leg injury

Cubs manager Craig Counsell perplexed by rainout and irked by 'terrible rule'

Blue Jays-Cubs has been postponed by rain