MILWAUKEE — Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga has struggled with the long ball.
He came to Chicago with a reputation of being a fly-ball pitcher, and it burned the Cubs in a must-win Game 2.
Imanaga allowed four runs over 2⅔ innings in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. He allowed five hits and struck out three. The Cubs offense struck first with after a three-run homer by right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
Then in the bottom half of the first, Imanaga allowed a two-out, three-run homer to Andrew Vaughn that tied the game. In the third, Imaanga allowed a solo homer to catcher William Contrereas, and a single to Christian Yelich before being pulled by manager Craig Counsell.
Imanaga has allowed a homer in each of his last 11 games after Monday’s two bombs.
Pride in the Brewers is at an all-time high.
[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]
Imanaga allowed two homers in Monday’s start.
[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]
“I think the fans will come around someday,” Murphy said before Game 2 of the National League Division Series. “I do.”
[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]
Related Posts:
- Cubs name Shota Imanaga NLDS Game 2 starter against Brewers News MILWAUKEE — As Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga evaluated his first MLB postseason appearance last week in preparation for his start Monday against the Brewers, his hung splitter to Padres slugger Manny Machado stood out. But he also homed in on other misses that didn’t lead to a two-run home run.…
- Resilient Cubs in Need of ‘Fierce’ Shota Imanaga in Game 2 Sports Coming off a 9-3 drubbing at the hands of the Brewers in Game 1 of their wild-card series in Milwaukee, the Cubs are in something of a desperate position, trying to keep themselves from the brink of MLB elimination with a much-needed win. They will turn to Shota Imanaga for…
- How Shota Imanaga's 'Throwing Philosopher' side came out after injury News MILWAUKEE — From the moment left-hander Shota Imanaga recited lines from “Go Cubs Go” in his introductory press conference, the team got a sense of his affability. His sense of humor came out throughout that first year. And he became famous for his exaggerated facial expressions on the mound. Still,…
- Phillies’ lefty-heavy rotation has Dodgers’ attention, respect News PHILADELPHIA — The Dodgers will likely face three consecutive left-handed starting pitchers in their National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies (and four of five if the series goes the distance). There’s one problem with that for the Dodgers – and it isn’t their handedness. “They’re talented. That’s the…
- Simon Cowell pulled out of Britain’s Got Talent auditions ‘after suffering head injury’ Entertainment Simon Cowell had to pull out of Britain’s Got Talent this week due to a ‘head injury’ (Pictures:Simon Cowell, Instagram, Rex) Simon Cowell has showed off a massive bump on his head two days after being forced to pull out of Britain’s Got Talent auditions. Earlier in the week, the…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)
