Shota Imanaga tossed seven shutout innings and five players hit solo home runs Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.

The impact of Imanaga’s return to the Cubs rotation can’t be overstated. The lefty missed nearly two months after straining a hamstring in early May. While the team continued to play good baseball, it’s clear that Imanaga, when he’s at his best, makes this team more dangerous.

Imanaga turned in his latest gem since returning from the injured list, throwing seven scoreless innings in the Cubs' victory against the Red Sox.

The Chicago Cubs could be eyeing multi-player trade packages with these five teams to address their starting pitching, bullpen and third baseman needs at the 2025 MLB trade deadline.

The Chicago Cubs have been looking sharp since returning from the All-Star break. They definitely give off the vibe of being ready for a strong second-half run, even if they can’t seem to shake the red-hot second place Milwaukee Brewers,

Shota Imanaga struck out Aaron Judge twice while pitching seven sparkling innings, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed Shota Imanaga on the 15-day injured list on Monday in another blow to an already depleted rotation for the NL Central leaders.. Imanaga, 31, strained his ...

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) January 12, 2024 “Where’s Shota?” became a kind of running joke around Imanaga, who had traveled to the United States in the fall and returned to Illinois again at ...

Aftera 4-1 win on Friday, the Cubs blanked the Red Sox 6-0 on Saturday, cashing as a -145 home favorite with the Under (9) hitting. SP Shota Imanaga was dominant, tossing 7 scoreless innings (5 H, 1 BB,