Cubs' Shota Imanaga adjusts mid-start to push past three Guardians home runs

Baseball: Cubs' Imanaga allows 3 homers, earns win helped by Suzuki

CICAGO (Kyodo) -- Shota Imanaga gave up three runs, all on solo homers, but earned the win as the Chicago Cubs came from behind to down the Cleveland

Cubs' Shota Imanaga adjusts mid-start to push past three Guardians home runs

To make the Cubs’ 5-4 win Wednesday against the Guardians possible, left-hander Shota Imanaga rebounded from giving up three home runs to put together a solid second start back from the injured list.Imanaga held the Guardians to four hits in 5 ⅓ innings, but all but one flew over the fence. All three homers came on fastballs too close to the middle of the plate.After a quick first inning, Imanga surrendered back-to-back solo homers to Carlos San…

Crow-Armstrong, Suzuki lead Imanaga, Cubs to victory over Guardians

Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits and two RBIs, Shota Imanaga won his second straight start since returning from a hamstring injury and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 in interleague baseball Wednesday night.

Cubs’ Ace Almost Never Loses When He Starts, But There’s a Catch

When it comes to measuring a pitcher’s true worth in today’s MLB landscape, the win-loss record has become somewhat old-school. After all, we live in the era of Felix Hernandez redefining what it means to be great without relying on a glorified stats sheet. For the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga, his 20-5 record might look like it’s pulled straight from a storybook, but it’s the deeper numbers that truly tell the tale of his impact on the diamond. What rea…

Cubs Claw Back to Top Guardians

At Wrigley Field, the Cubs stayed hot, scratching out a 5–4 win over Cleveland and strengthening their grip on the NL Central. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki combined for five RBIs, while Shota Imanaga returned from injury to notch his fifth win. After falling behind early, the Cubs roared back in the third and fourth innings, with clutch hits from Suzuki and a key triple from Crow-Armstrong. Even the Guardians’ home-run power couldn’t ove…