Shota Imanaga looks like his dominant self again in Cubs' rout of Twins
<p>If Shota Imanaga keeps pitching this way, maybe the Cubs’ rotation won’t be in such bad shape.</p><p>Maybe. He’s still just one-fifth of the equation.</p><p>But that one-fifth gave the Cubs more than enough Sunday, throwing seven scoreless innings in a 10-1 walloping of the Twins at Wrigley Field.</p><p>“[He was] just on the attack, lots of strikes,” manager Craig Counsell said of Imanaga, who threw 63 of his 99 pitches for strikes.
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<p>If Shota Imanaga keeps pitching this way, maybe the Cubs’ rotation won’t be in such bad shape.</p><p>Maybe. He’s still just one-fifth of the equation.</p><p>But that one-fifth gave the Cubs more than enough Sunday, throwing seven scoreless innings in a 10-1 walloping of the Twins at Wrigley Field.</p><p>“[He was] just on the attack, lots of strikes,” manager Craig Counsell said of Imanaga, who threw 63 of his 99 pitches for strikes. “Split-finger was excellent. Anytime you get seven innings from your starter, you’re in good shape.”</p><p>And anytime that starter gets 10 runs of support, you’re in better shape.
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- <p>If Shota Imanaga keeps pitching this way, maybe the Cubs’ rotation won’t be in such bad shape.</p><p>Maybe. He’s still just one-fifth of the equation.</p><p>But that one-fifth gave the Cubs more than enough Sunday, throwing seven scoreless innings in a 10-1 walloping of the Twins at Wrigley Field.</p><p>“[He was] just on the attack, lots of strikes,” manager Craig Counsell said of Imanaga, who threw 63 of his 99 pitches for strikes.
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