Shota Imanaga News Archive
News -- May 2024 (101)
- 5/21 Box-Toppers: Braves’ Sale tops players for Monday, May 20, rising to 1st in player rankings: Braves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings. Also...
- 5/20 Belly Up Sports: Shota-mania Is Taking Over Chicago: Going into the 2024 season, Shota Imanaga was overshadowed by fellow countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto. However, Imanaga has taken...
- 5/20 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Light-Hitting Cubs Lack Identity, Hendricks Continues to Struggle, League Investigates Former Ohtani Teammate: “All about that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot, but frustration and heartache is what you got.” –...
- 5/20 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Light-Hitting Cubs Lack Identity, Hendricks Continues to Struggle, League Investigates Former Ohtani Teammate: “All about that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot, but frustration and heartache is what you got.” –...
- 5/20 North Side Baseball: What Changes Are on the Horizon for the Cubs' Starting Rotation?: With Jordan Wicks beginning his rehab assignment this week, some interesting questions have come up about the Cubs rotation....
- 5/20 North Side Baseball: Monday Morning North Sider: Luis Vázquez Is Here, Brennen Davis Go Brrr, And More: The Cubs are really starting to feel the effects of their injuries, losing two of three to the powerful Atlanta Braves before...
- 5/20 RotoWire: Makes history in no-decision: Imanaga came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Pirates, scattering four hits and a walk over seven scoreless...
- 5/19 Box-Toppers: Yankees’ Gil tops players for Saturday, May 18; Cubs’ Imanaga rises to 1st in rankings: Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings and rising...
- 5/19 RotoBaller.com: Bailey Falter Pitches Well In No-Decision Against The Cubs: A day after getting six no-hit innings fromPaul Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates got another solid outing from their rotation asBailey...
- 5/19 Baseball Musings: The Closest Game: The Cubs beat the Pirates 1-0, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a Cody Bellinger double followed by...
- 5/19 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/18/24): Cubs 1, Pirates 0 – Shōta Scintillating, Morel Walks It Off: The Cubs and Pirates battled on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field in what turned out to be a classic pitchers’...
- 5/19 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/18/24): Cubs 1, Pirates 0 – Shōta Scintillating, Morel Walks It Off: The Cubs and Pirates battled on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field in what turned out to be a classic pitchers’...
- 5/19 North Shore Nine: Umpires Screw Pirates, who lose 1-0 in the bottom of the 9th.: The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 1-0 to the Cubs after a poor umpire call at the plate in the 9th inning spoiled a pitchers' duel....
- 5/19 RotoBaller.com: Shota Imanaga Goes Seven Strong Innings Saturday Afternoon: Chicago Cubs lefthander Shota Imanaga was excellent once again on Saturday afternoon, going seven innings while scattering four...
- 5/18 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/18/24): Hoerner Still Sitting, Wisdom Leads Off, Imanaga Pitching: Sorry, folks, this is going to be another one where I pretty much punt on any kind of breakdown. The Cubs have dropped two straight...
- 5/18 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/18/24): Hoerner Still Sitting, Wisdom Leads Off, Imanaga Pitching: Sorry, folks, this is going to be another one where I pretty much punt on any kind of breakdown. The Cubs have dropped two straight...
- 5/18 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/18/24 Early Slate: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/18/24 Early Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/18/24 Early Slate article. Welcome to our breakdown...
- 5/18 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/18/24 Early Slate: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/18/24 Early Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/18/24 Early Slate article. Welcome to the breakdown...
- 5/18 TeamRiseOrFall.com: How to Build the Best MLB DFS Lineup for Today’s Early Slate 5/18/24: How to Build the Best MLB DFS Lineup for Today’s Early Slate 5/18/24 Welcome to our How to Build the Best MLB DFS Lineup for Today’s...
- 5/18 Box-Toppers: Pirates’ Skenes tops players for Friday, May 17; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 1st in rankings: Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day. Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler regains the...
- 5/18 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Saturday 5/18/24 Early Slate: MLB DFS Preview Saturday 5/18/24 Early Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Saturday 5/18/24 Early Slate article. Welcome to your...
- 5/18 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/17/24): Pirates 9, Cubs 3 – Hendricks Hammered, Skenes Shines: The Cubs met the Pirates for the second game of their series Friday afternoon at Wrigley after dropping the first in disappointing...
- 5/18 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/17/24): Pirates 9, Cubs 3 – Hendricks Hammered, Skenes Shines: The Cubs met the Pirates for the second game of their series Friday afternoon at Wrigley after dropping the first in disappointing...
- 5/17 Box-Toppers: Padres’ Cease leads player rankings for 2nd week; Royals’ Lugo rises to lead AL pitchers: Padres pitcher Dylan Cease leads Box-Toppers player rankings for the second straight week. Also this week in Box-Toppers...
- 5/17 The Nats Report: Don't look now, but the Washington Nationals have a sneaky good rotation at the momentTrevor Williams has pitched to a 1.94 ERA through his 2024 season with the Washington Nationals....
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (May 16-19): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (25-19) salvaged the final game of their matchup with the Braves on Wednesday to wrap up a 3-3 road trip. With a continuing...
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (May 16-19): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (25-19) salvaged the final game of their matchup with the Braves on Wednesday to wrap up a 3-3 road trip. With a continuing...
- 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Lee, Pirates, Cubs, Trades: As the 2024 regular season continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout...
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Reverse Superman Javier Assad Building Solid Second-Place Cy Young Candidacy: With six more scoreless innings to earn the win Wednesday night in Atlanta, Javier Assad pushed his record to 4-0 and lowered...
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Reverse Superman Javier Assad Building Solid Second-Place Cy Young Candidacy: With six more scoreless innings to earn the win Wednesday night in Atlanta, Javier Assad pushed his record to 4-0 and lowered...
- 5/15 Fantasy Six Pack: 5 Dynasty Baseball Prospect Risers 5-15-24: Welcome to the 5-15-24 edition of 5 Dynasty Baseball Prospect Risers in my prospect rankings. The rookies who have been in the...
- 5/15 Franchise Sports: 2024 NL Rookie of the Year Rankings: It didn’t take long for a strong contingent of NL ROY candidates in 2024 to emerge. The season isn’t even two months old and already...
- 5/15 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/14/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Bellinger at 1B, Wisdom at 3B, Taillon Starting: The Cubs slept through most of last night’s game in Atlanta, barely putting up a fight over the course of a 2-0 loss that...
- 5/15 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/14/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Bellinger at 1B, Wisdom at 3B, Taillon Starting: The Cubs slept through most of last night’s game in Atlanta, barely putting up a fight over the course of a 2-0 loss that...
- 5/14 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Imanaga Effort Wasted in Loss, Cubs Add to Bullpen, Morel Swings Big Stick, Female Announcers Make History: “He’s the hairy-handed gent who ran amok in Kent. Lately, he’s been overheard in Mayfair. You better stay away...
- 5/14 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Imanaga Effort Wasted in Loss, Cubs Add to Bullpen, Morel Swings Big Stick, Female Announcers Make History: “He’s the hairy-handed gent who ran amok in Kent. Lately, he’s been overheard in Mayfair. You better stay away...
- 5/14 Fish On First: Offishial News: Tim Anderson's injury; bat tracking data: On Monday, Sixto Sánchez was...fine! Not good, but he showed enough to stick in the Marlins rotation for at least another start...
- 5/14 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/13/24): Braves 2, Cubs 0 – Offense Happless in Shutout: The Cubs took on the Braves Monday night at Truist Park in a low-scoring affair that featured just two total runs. Unfortunately...
- 5/14 RotoBaller.com: Shota Imanaga Hurls Five Scoreless Innings Against Braves: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga has done it again in Monday's 2-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The lefty tossed five...
- 5/14 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/13/24): Braves 2, Cubs 0 – Offense Happless in Shutout: The Cubs took on the Braves Monday night at Truist Park in a low-scoring affair that featured just two total runs. Unfortunately...
- 5/13 Braves Journal: Braves and Cubs Series Preview: You’d be hard-pressed to find a starting pitcher that has a lower ERA than that of Reynaldo Lopez, but the Braves found...
- 5/13 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Blue Jays visit the Orioles with Jose Berrios and his 2.85 ERA opposing Corbin Burnes and his 2.83 ERA. Berrios allowed a...
- 5/13 North Side Baseball: Monday Morning North Sider: Treading Water, Paul Skenes, Kyle Hendricks, And More: Happy belated Mother’s Day to everyone! The Cubs had a pretty quiet week, all things considered, though they did get Kyle Hendricks...
- 5/13 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves – Series Preview (May 13-15): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (24-17) won two of three against the Pirates in a wild series that included a game with six bases-loaded walks in a single...
- 5/13 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves – Series Preview (May 13-15): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (24-17) won two of three against the Pirates in a wild series that included a game with six bases-loaded walks in a single...
- 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Lee, Wood, Pitchers’ Duel: With one-quarter of the 2024 season now in the books, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball...
- 5/13 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Monday 5/13/24: MLB DFS Preview Monday 5/13/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Monday 5/13/24 article. Let’s dive deep into the pitching matchups...
- 5/13 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/13/24: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/13/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/13/24 article. As we turn our attention to the top hitters for...
- 5/13 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/13/24: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/13/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/13/24 article. In today’s MLB DFS slate, identifying the...
- 5/13 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/13/24: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/13/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/13/24 article. As we dive into today’s matchups for MLB DFS,...
- 5/13 North Side Baseball: Staying Ahead of the Adjustment Curve, with Shota Imanaga: Everyone you know wants to talk about Shota Imanaga. Every baseball writer you've ever heard of (and maybe one or two you haven't)...
- 5/13 Cubs Superfans: Cubs' Clutch & Atlanta Challenge: A Critical Series Awaits!From Hendricks' heroic return to Wisdom's turnaround and a pivotal Braves series, dive into an exciting Cubs journey...
- 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Activate Kyle Hendricks On Sunday: The Cubs plan to activate right-hander Kyle Hendricks from the 15-day injured list tomorrow, manager Craig Counsell told reporters...
- 5/11 Box-Toppers: Padres’ King tops players for Friday, May 10; Phillies’ Suarez rises to 2nd in rankings: Padres pitcher Michael King is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day. Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/10/24): Hoerner at Short, Madrigal at 2B, Assad Pitching: Among pitchers who have logged at least 20 innings this season, Javier Assad‘s 1.66 ERA ranks 10th. That’s good. Even...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/10/24): Hoerner at Short, Madrigal at 2B, Assad Pitching: Among pitchers who have logged at least 20 innings this season, Javier Assad‘s 1.66 ERA ranks 10th. That’s good. Even...
- 5/10 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Cubs travel to Pittsburgh as Javier Assad takes on Jared Jones. Assad’s 1.66 ERA ranks third in the NL and second on...
- 5/10 Box-Toppers: Padres’ Dylan Cease rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report: Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report. Cease also rises to lead National...
- 5/9 Box-Toppers: Padres’ Cease tops players for Wednesday, May 8, rising to 1st in season player rankings: Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings. Also...
- 5/8 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Busch & Bellinger Power Cubs Past Pads, Imanaga Shoves Again, Hendricks Rehabbing, MLB Warns Teams About Draft Loophole: The 1984 Cubs are still my all-time favorite team, and Shōta Imanaga is starting to rustle up memories of Rick Sutcliffe....
- 5/8 Franchise Sports: 2024 NL Cy Young Power Rankings: The 2024 NL Cy Young race is alive and well despite the season barely being a month old. By now, most starting pitchers have had...
- 5/8 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Busch & Bellinger Power Cubs Past Pads, Imanaga Shoves Again, Hendricks Rehabbing, MLB Warns Teams About Draft Loophole: The 1984 Cubs are still my all-time favorite team, and Shōta Imanaga is starting to rustle up memories of Rick Sutcliffe....
- 5/8 FanSided: Michael Busch had extra motivation to save Shota Imanaga's latest Cubs masterpiece: Michael Busch hit a walk-off home run to save Shota Imanaga's impressing outing against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night....
- 5/8 Cubs Superfans: Busch's Blast, Bellinger's Back: Cubs ComebackAre these the Cubs team we've been waiting for?...
- 5/8 Box-Toppers: Nationals’ Williams tops players for Tuesday, May 7; Cubs’ Imanaga rises to lead rankings: Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day. Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises...
- 5/8 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/7/24): Cubs 3, Padres 2 – Busch Whacks Walk Off Homer: The Cubs and the Padres played a low-scoring pitching battle that came down to the final at-bat Tuesday. At one point, it looked...
- 5/8 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/7/24): Cubs 3, Padres 2 – Busch Whacks Walk Off Homer: The Cubs and the Padres played a low-scoring pitching battle that came down to the final at-bat Tuesday. At one point, it looked...
- 5/8 RotoBaller.com: Shota Imanaga Fans Eight In Quality Start Tuesday: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga continued his stellar start to the season in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Padres. Imanaga...
- 5/8 On Tap Sports Net: Cubs Flip the Script with 3-2 Walk-Off vs. Padres: On the verge of wasting yet another brilliant pitching performance, Michael Busch helped deliver the Cubs back into the win column....
- 5/7 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Tuesday 5/7/24 Main Slate: MLB DFS Preview Tuesday 5/7/24 Main Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Tuesday 5/7/24 Main Slate article. Welcome to today’s...
- 5/7 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/7/24 Main Slate: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/7/24 Main Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/7/24 Main Slate article. As we gear up for today’s...
- 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Pitchers’ Duel, Yankees/Astros, Recent Opt-Outs: As the 2024 regular season continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout...
- 5/7 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.289 — Starling Marte batting against Miles Mikolas. 0.289 — Nathaniel Lowe...
- 5/7 Fantasy Six Pack: Zack Wheeler Unlocks a New Level: Ryan’s Reflections: Zack Wheeler went toe to toe with the San Francisco Giants on Monday afternoon, and just like every other giant Wheeler has faced...
- 5/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres – Series Preview (May 6-8): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (21-14) took two of three from the Brewers at Wrigley Field this weekend to move into a tie for first place in the National...
- 5/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres – Series Preview (May 6-8): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (21-14) took two of three from the Brewers at Wrigley Field this weekend to move into a tie for first place in the National...
- 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Prospect Promotions, Steele, Martin: With 20% of the 2024 regular season now in the books, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball...
- 5/5 North Side Baseball: Cade Horton Might Very Well Be a Right-Handed Justin Steele: The results were mixed in Cade Horton's first start with the Iowa Cubs. There were also some things to monitor, though not outright...
- 5/5 Back Sports Page: NL April All-Star Team: All-Star teams are difficult to make but important to consider. After making the AL team, here is the NL team. After one month...
- 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Bellinger, Suzuki, Steele, Mervis: The Cubs currently sit at a solid 20-14 record, just one game back of the Brewers for the NL Central lead. That strong start has...
- 5/4 Philly Sports Reports: Control The Momentum — Giants at Phillies, May 3-6The Phillies look to continue to control their momentum going forward in the season as they head......
- 5/3 Box-Toppers: Phillies’ Ranger Suárez rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report: Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report. Suarez also rises to lead National...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Imanaga Shuts Down Mets, Bats Remain Silent, Steele Close to Returning, Beekeeper Gets Baseball Card: “You’re driving me crazy! When are you coming home?” – James, Laid Chicago’s bats are like a disease...
- 5/2 The Report On Sports: Shota Imanaga Continues to Make History with Another Stellar Outing for the Chicago Cubs: In MLB, competition is fierce and the stakes are high, it takes something truly remarkable to stand out. Shota Imanaga, the Chicago...
- 5/2 The Report On Sports: When Will the Chicago Cubs Call Up Luis Vazquez?: The Chicago Cubs are fighting with the Milwaukee Brewers for the lead in the NL Central, trailing just half a game behind. While...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Imanaga Shuts Down Mets, Bats Remain Silent, Steele Close to Returning, Beekeeper Gets Baseball Card: “You’re driving me crazy! When are you coming home?” – James, Laid Chicago’s bats are like a disease...
- 5/2 North Side Baseball: Unique Opportunity, Perfect Execution: Cubs Win On Rare Relay to Home Plate: Some fans will quibble with Craig Counsell's choice to remove Shota Imanaga after seven innings of work Wednesday night. There...
- 5/2 North Side Baseball: Cubs Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month - April 2024: It is always interesting to see the different types of pitchers that show up on these monthly reports. You will often have a...
- 5/2 Box-Toppers: Cubs’ Imanaga tops players for Wednesday, May 1, rising to 2nd in player rankings: Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings. Also...
- 5/2 Fish On First: Offishial News: Not as bad as the Rockies, confirmed: On Wednesday, Roddery Muñoz's second career start (6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K) was even more impressive than his first. He...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/1/24): Cubs 1, Mets 0 – Wild Finish Preserves Pitching Masterpiece: For the third consecutive game at Citi Field Wednesday, the Cubs and Mets played an intense contest where offense was extremely...
- 5/2 RotoBaller.com: Shota Imanaga Masterful Again To Stay Undefeated: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga continued his seamless transition to the major leagues in Wednesday's 1-0 win over...
- 5/2 Faith & Fear in Flushing: Nine View of Cubs-Mets: Pete was actually out, and no, Miguel Amaya wasn’t blocking the plate, or at least not sufficiently to arouse the ire of...
- 5/2 Mets360.com: Gut Reaction: Cubs 1, Mets 0 (5/1/24): Pete Alonso was called out on a controversial play at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Mets to a 1-0 loss...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/1/24): Cubs 1, Mets 0 – Wild Finish Preserves Pitching Masterpiece: For the third consecutive game at Citi Field Wednesday, the Cubs and Mets played an intense contest where offense was extremely...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/1/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Imanaga Starting: I know the Justin Timberlake memes have been going for a while now, but is it really (gonna be) May 1 already? The Cubs weren’t...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/1/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Imanaga Starting: I know the Justin Timberlake memes have been going for a while now, but is it really (gonna be) May 1 already? The Cubs weren’t...
- 5/1 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Wednesday 5/1/24 Main Slate: MLB DFS Preview Wednesday 5/1/24 Main Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Wednesday 5/1/24 Main Slate article. Today’s MLB DFS...
- 5/1 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/1/24 Main Slate: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/1/24 Main Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/1/24 Main Slate article. Today’s MLB DFS slate...
- 5/1 Just Baseball: National League Players of the Month: April 2024: One month into the 2023 season, Ronald Acuña Jr. was slashing .352/.440/.546. He led the National League in stolen bases, runs...
- 5/1 Baseball Musings: Players of the Month: Alec Bohm of the Phillies led the majors in both OBP and Batting Average for the month of April. He finished third in slugging...
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