Baseball: Cubs' Imanaga snaps Padres' perfect start at 7 games
- Shota Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Friday.
- The Cubs, playing at Wrigley Field, ended the Padres' hot streak to start the season.
- Imanaga pitched 7.1 innings and allowed just one run on four hits in the game.
- After the game, Imanaga stated that wearing the Cubs uniform felt protective.
- The Cubs' victory advanced their record to 6-4 and snapped the Padres' seven-game win streak.
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Cubs stun undefeated Padres in home opener - Game 10 Recap
After what felt like an entire season on the road, the Chicago Cubs finally played their home opener at Wrigley Field on Friday. On a cold, rainy, and otherwise dreadful day, the Cubs took down the red-hot Padres 3-1 to move to 6- 4 on the season, putting them first in the NL Central. Imanaga was brilliantThe story of the game was Cubs starter Shota Imanaga. Imanaga was superb once again this season. His current season mark of a 0.98 ERA, 0.709 …


Padres’ perfect start comes to an end against Cubs
CHICAGO — The Padres’ historic run of perfection came to an end in one of baseball’s most historic settings. The Cubs took advantage of an occasionally erratic Randy Vásquez and got an exquisite start from Shota Imanaga to hand the Padres their first loss in eight games this season. The clubhouse was quiet for the first time following the 3-1 loss. But the inevitability of this day — and the fact 154 games remain — kept the mood from being too s…
Cubs beat Padres 3-1 in Wrigley Field opener
The Cubs offense was on a roll entering their first home series of the year. But on a cold day at Wrigley Field, the team had to answer whether they could continue that momentum in an environment where runs would be scarce.In a 3-1 win against the Padres, they provided the recipe for just that.Left-hander Shota Imanaga continued an impressive 2025 showing, limiting the Padres to one run in 7 1/3 innings. It was his second straight start of at le…
Shota Imanaga stars once again in 2nd home opener with Cubs
For the second straight year, Shota Imanaga got the ball for the home opener at Wrigley Field. And the sequel was even better than the original. Picking up where he left off a year ago, Imanaga pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday. The Japanese left-hander...
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