Shota Imanaga Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 10" / 175 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/1/1993 (30)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- None
Shota Imanaga Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Shota Imanaga News
A day after getting six no-hit innings from Paul Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates got another solid outing from their rotation as Bailey Falter tossed 7 2/3 innings of shutout baseball in Saturday's 1-0 loss at the Chicago Cubs. He allowed three hits and two walks while striking out two over 7 2/3 scoreless frames. The 27-year-old did not factor into the decision. Falter allowed just three hits in the longest outing of his career, matching zeroes with Cubs ace Shota Imanaga. "It was awesome," Falter said about matching up with Imanaga. Despite the no-decision, Falter, 2-2 on the season, lowered his ERA to 3.53, while his 0.98 WHIP makes him an intriguing option for fantasy managers who need help in that category. In his next start, the southpaw draws a tough matchup against the Braves and can be used as a deep-league streamer.
Chicago Cubs lefthander Shota Imanaga was excellent once again on Saturday afternoon, going seven innings while scattering four hits and a walk to go with seven strikeouts. He did not surrender a run. Imanaga did not factor into the decision but is 5-0 in eight starts with a .84 ERA, a .94 WHIP, and 51 strikeouts in 46 innings. Imanaga will start against the St. Louis Cardinals next Friday.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga has done it again in Monday's 2-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The lefty tossed five more shut-out innings against a powerful Braves lineup with eight strikeouts, seven hits allowed, and three walks. He did not factor into the decision. This would generally be a top stat line for any other starting pitcher this season, but not for Imanaga. It's only the third time he didn't make it past six innings in the young season and the first time he has walked three batters in a game. He wasn't as efficient with his pitch count, which is the reason for his shorter outing, but with no runs allowed, he lowered his earned run average to an absurd 0.96 ERA with a 0.94 WHIP. Although his insane run is impossible to sustain, you can feel great as a fantasy manager knowing his next matchup this weekend against a Pittsburgh Pirates lineup that is batting .220 against lefties on the season.
Batting Order
1 | Mike Tauchman |
2 | Seiya Suzuki |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Christopher Morel |
5 | Ian Happ |
6 | Michael Busch |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Miles Mastrobuoni |
9 | Miguel Amaya |
Shota Imanaga Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Mike Tauchman |
2 | Seiya Suzuki |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Christopher Morel |
5 | Ian Happ |
6 | Michael Busch |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Miles Mastrobuoni |
9 | Miguel Amaya |
Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga is making the jump from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball in 2024 as a member of the Chicago Cubs after signing a four-year, $53 million deal. Imanaga is already 30 years old after pitching for the Yokohama BayStars since 2016, where he posted a 2.80 ERA and 1.05 WHIP with 174 strikeouts in 148 innings last year. The southpaw's arsenal consists of a fastball that sits at 92-94 mph, a slider, curveball and split-fingered changeup. Imanaga isn't dominant by any means and relies on pinpoint control and some nasty movement when on the mound. Because he probably isn't going to miss many bats in the majors in the States, keeping the ball in the yard is going to be important in his first MLB season, which could be difficult to do at Wrigley Field. Imanaga will be guaranteed a rotation spot for the Cubs and figures to be more of a matchup-based streamer in deep fantasy leagues in 2024. ATC has the Japanese import projected to go 8-7 with a 3.93 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with 141 strikeouts in 142 innings pitched.