The Chicago Cubs pitcher has set a new MLB record in his latest outing.
Imanaga went seven innings without giving up a run to theThe Japan native has been completely dominant to start his career.
Through 53 2/3 innings of work, he's allowed just 40 hits and walked eight batters. He's given up three home runs and just five total earned runs. When he was signed out of Nippon Professional Baseball, it was viewed as a bit of a consolation prize for missing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Both of their MLB careers could turn out to be great, but Chicago is not upset without how things have worked out so far.He's a master of control and getting batters to chase pitches. He doesn't dominate with a crazy fastball, just 91 mph, but that hasn't really affected him.
The southpaw is likely to regress a little bit as batters adjust to him, but his stuff isn't likely to drop off a cliff. The 30-year-old's xERA is up at 2.59, but that is still one of the best marks in the league.The Cubs have control of him until 2030, which will be at the tail end of his career anyway. This was a home run signing that just continues to look better and better.
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