Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
2025 proj | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.0 | 149 | 28 | 174 | 56 | 2.91 | 1.023 | 76.7 |
2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2.22 | 0.988 | 114.3 |
2024 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.3 | 149 | 28 | 174 | 56 | 2.91 | 1.021 | 92.3 |
Date | News |
4/15/25 | Padres host the Cubs, look to extend home win streak. Chicago Cubs (11-8, first in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (14-3, first in the NL West) San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.70 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Padres: Randy Vasquez (1-1, 1.72 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, six strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -140, Padres +118; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Chicago Cubs looking to extend an 11-game home winning streak. San Diego has an 11-0 record at home and a 14-3 record overall. Padres hitters have a collective .433 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the majors. Chicago has an 11-8 record overall and a 7-4 record in road games. Cubs hitters are batting Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2025/04/padres-host-the-cu... |
4/04/25 | Padres take 1st loss of season, falling 3-1 to Cubs at Wrigley Field after 7-0 start. Shota Imanaga held San Diego to one run over 7 1/3 innings. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/padres-take-1... |
4/04/25 | Chicago Cubs set for home opener at Wrigley Field against San Diego Padres. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cubs finally have their home opener Friday after starting the season on the road. Shota Imanaga will get the start for the Cubs with Randy Vasquez pitching for the San Diego Padres. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The game gets underway at 1:20 p.m. The whole Wrigleyville neighborhood is getting ready. Murphy's Bleachers updated the sign outside their restaurant Thursday. Local lawmakers say they're prepared for the crowds. Traffic and security plans have been shared with residents. Source: https://abc7chicago.com/post/cubs-opening-day-chic... |
4/03/25 | Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres odds, tips and betting trends. On Friday, the San Diego Padres (7-0) are visiting the Chicago Cubs (5-4), at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Padres have won seven in a row, and the Cubs have taken three straight. The Cubs are a home favorite (-157) versus the Padres (+133). The scheduled starters are Shota Imanaga (1-0) for the Chicago Cubs, and Randy Vasquez for the San Diego Padres. Source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/chicag... |
4/01/25 | Cubs Ace Surprisingly Named Best Japanese Pitcher in MLB Right Now. Before the 2024 season, the Chicago Cubs struck out on their top options and were left with a consolation prize. Now that the baseball season is past opening weekend, initial reactions to how the season has begun have begun to file in. MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince has been responding to a few interesting ones, one of which involved the Cubs. A reader posited that Chicago ace Shota Imanaga "is the best Japanese pitcher in the league and it's not close at the moment." Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cubs/news/cubs-ace-surprisi... |