After a very long wait, the Chicago Cubs finally have their ace back. Shota Imanaga made his return to the mound after being ...

Shota Imanaga’s performance in his return made it difficult to tell how much time had passed since he pitched in a ...

Shota Imanaga returned from the injured list to throw five innings of one-hit ball, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 3-0 victory ...

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitched five scoreless innings against St. Louis in his return from a strained left ...

After nearly two months on the shelf, Imanaga picked up right where he left off in the Cubs' series-splitting win Thursday.

ST. LOUIS — Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pitched five scoreless innings against St. Louis on Thursday in his return ...

Shota Imanaga came off the injured list and allowed just one hit in five innings as the visiting Chicago Cubs blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Thursday afternoon.

Imanaga (4-2) earned the win against the Cardinals on Thursday, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three over five scoreless innings.

To make room for Imanaga, Chicago designated pitcher Michael Fulmer for assignment. The 32-year-old has bounced around the big leagues since an excellent mid-2010s debut that saw him win the American ...

Left-hander Shota Imanaga will make a timely return to the Chicago Cubs' rotation on Thursday afternoon.

Imanaga is set to rejoin the Cubs' rotation Thursday with a start in St. Louis after being out since early May with a strained left hamstring. The left-hander threw 72 pitches and went 4.1 innings in ...