Shota Imanaga has made an impressive start to his Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs. Through his first nine career starts, Imanaga has pitched 53.2 innings, allowing only 40 hits and 5 earned runs, resulting in a remarkable 0.84 ERA, which is Major League-leading. He has struck out 58 batters while walking just 8 and giving up 3 home runs. In his latest outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Imanaga pitched 7 innings, giving up 4 hits, no runs, 1 walk, and striking out 7. His 0.84 ERA is the lowest by any pitcher (excluding openers) in their first nine career starts since earned runs became an official statistic in 1913, and the lowest ever. Imanaga also recorded over 18.5 outs in his latest game. His performance has led to a significant drop in his odds to win the NL Cy Young award, from +4500 before the season to +500 now.
Baseball: Shota Imanaga throws another scoreless gem, lowers ERA to 0.84 https://t.co/9eOtLU0rED
Chicago starter Shota Imanaga lowered his ERA to 0.84 on Saturday after throwing seven shutout innings in the Cubs' 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the lowest mark through a pitcher's first nine career games since ERA became official in 1913. https://t.co/YzLDwTQ2Am
With a dazzling, historic start, Shota Imanaga changes the perception of this Cubs season. Here’s a Cy Young/Rookie of the Year/MVP candidate who wasn’t marketed as a star and can go unrecognized at Dunkin’ Donuts. Shotamania, though, is fun to watch. ⬇️ https://t.co/ICuG1Ionsq
Imanaga’s 0.84 ERA is the lowest of any starting pitcher (excluding openers) through their first nine career starts in @MLB history since ER became a stat in 1913 🔥 https://t.co/tkI8sXEQhQ
Shota Imanaga goes seven scoreless vs. Pirates https://t.co/gfl5EEaF9t
Another day, another DAZZLING outing from Shota Imanaga. - 7 IP - 4 H - 0 ER - 1 BB - 7 K His 0.84 ERA is the lowest by any pitcher (non-opener) in their first 9 career starts. 😳 (H/T: @SlangsOnSports) https://t.co/PI82xKGUiP
Shota Imanaga's 0.84 ERA leads the league! 🐻🔥 ✅ O 6.5 Ks ✅ O 18.5 Outs Recorded https://t.co/s68umslCNb
Shōta Imanaga was +4500 to win the NL Cy Young before the season. He's now +500 to win the award @FDSportsbook 📈 https://t.co/fBDuHzlbV6 https://t.co/S2HXaE5IBS
Shota Imanaga continues his AMAZING start for the Cubs. 👏 Stats today vs. the Pirates: ▪️ 7 IP ▪️ 4 H ▪️ 0 R ▪️ 1 BB ▪️ 7 K ✅ O 6.5 Ks ✅ O 18.5 Outs Recorded https://t.co/hkQkk5vzaF
Cubs SP Shota Imanaga has a 0.84 ERA after nine career MLB starts 🤯 It's the lowest ERA by any non-opener through 9 career starts since earned runs became official in AL/NL in 1913, per @SlangsOnSports https://t.co/AKn5in1JUu
Shota Imanaga's 0.84 ERA is the lowest through a pitcher's first nine career starts in MLB history 🎥: @MLB https://t.co/SRyYLOyeLl
Shota Imanaga continues his AMAZING start for the Cubs. 👏 Stats today vs. the Pirates: ▪️ 7 IP ▪️ 4 H ▪️ O R ▪️ 1 BB ▪️ 7 K ✅ O 6.5 Ks ✅ O 18.5 Outs Recorded https://t.co/zn8QA5qxSZ
Shōta Imanaga’s 0.84 ERA is the lowest in a pitcher’s first nine career starts in history, per @SlangsOnSports. https://t.co/8Ucq8aEQJ9
Shota Imanaga currently has the lowest ERA ever (0.84) for a pitcher through their first 9 career starts 🙌 (via @SlangsOnSports) https://t.co/JFpPY1xtZ1
Shota Imanaga's 0.84 ERA is the lowest ever through a pitcher's first nine career starts (h/t @JesseRogersESPN) https://t.co/Q3UZPLNLgw
Shota Imanaga lowers his ERA to a Major League-leading 0.84! 🔥 That’s the lowest by any non-opener through 9 career starts since ER became official in AL/NL (1913). (h/t @SlangsOnSports) https://t.co/xvbUmPRAQd
Shota Imanaga has yet to allow more than two earned runs in a start 🔥 https://t.co/hPxTr7rCcF
SHOTA IMANAGA HAS DONE IT AGAIN! 7 IP 4 H 0 R 1 BB 7 K ERA on the year down to 0.84! https://t.co/9TBLal0Nzm
Shota Imanaga dominates once again and lowers his ERA to 0.84 https://t.co/aouzIJJkBm
It’s long past time to appreciate what Shota Imanaga has done to begin his big league career with the Cubs. Through nine starts, here are the numbers: 53.2 IP 40 hits 5 earned runs 3 HR 8 walks 58 strikeouts 0.84 ERA He carves with a 91-mph fastball. Tons of fun to watch.
Cubs prospect tiers with @sahadevsharma: How Cade Horton, Matt Shaw and more are progressing. ⬇️ https://t.co/zddaCbSl7d
Shota Imanaga lowered his MLB-leading ERA to 0.96 last night! 🔥 https://t.co/3cCmVZLZXK
"Sky's the limit for this guy" @FlavaFraz21 breaks down the early-season success of @Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga https://t.co/B7TMpLJANl
Three Cubs takeaways with @sahadevsharma now that a quarter of their season is in the books: • Shota Imanaga is a Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and MVP candidate. • The bullpen wasn’t/isn’t a David Ross problem. • The offense needs to pick it up. ⬇️ https://t.co/Ch6Rh5w33W
Chicago Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga worked around traffic on the bases to throw five shutout innings, but the offense couldn’t get much going, managing five hits in a 2-0 loss. https://t.co/9BJJeh4HfX