Chicago Cubs drop season-high 4th straight, wasting Shota Imanaga’s strong start in 4-1 loss to Atlanta Braves
ATLANTA — Shota Imanaga holds himself to high standards. Even when facing the best offense in baseball, Imanaga’s standard doesn’t change. Yet he wasn’t satisfied by his stellar outing in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-1 loss Wednesday to the Atlanta Braves despite the lefty pitching into the eighth inning and departing in a tie game.
The Braves tagged reliever Phil Maton for three runs in the eighth, ...
ATLANTA — Shota Imanaga holds himself to high standards. Even when facing the best offense in baseball, Imanaga’s standard doesn’t change. Yet he wasn’t satisfied by his stellar outing in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-1 loss Wednesday to the Atlanta Braves despite the lefty pitching into the eighth inning and departing in a tie game.
The Braves tagged reliever Phil Maton for three runs in the eighth, including one he inherited from Imanaga, to send the Cubs (27-16) to their season-high fourth consecutive loss. “Reflecting on my outing today, if I didn’t give up any runs then the Cubs would have had a chance to win,” Imanaga said through interpreter Edwin Stanberry. “So when I’m looking back at it, I should have kept them to zero.
” Chicago Cubs and veteran reliever Liam Hendriks agree to minor-league deal — and Phil Maton is on a roll Imanaga got into a groove in the middle of the game, using an inning-ending double play in the fourth to spark a stretch of 10 consecutive retired batters. Michael Harris II’s leadoff single in the eighth ended Imanaga’s efficient night. Opposing hitters are batting .
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