Most days, when your starting pitcher goes 10.2 innings, allowing just one run on 4 hits, 6 walks, and strikes out 8, you will not have lost that day.
For the Cubs, unfortunately, that starting pitcher was actually two starting pitchers splitting up a double-header, and the bullpen wasn’t so kind in game two.
Nevertheless, it was a very encouraging day for the two starters. Edward Cabrera took a no-hitter into 6th inning of his scoreless start, and Shota Imanaga allowed just that one run over his 5.0 innings, crucially with no homers.
You don’t need me to tell you how important Cabrera and Imanaga are to this rotation, or how much more important they became with Cade Horton’s injury. With Cabrera’s hot start and Imanaga’s velocity/induced vertical bouncing back to 2024 numbers, there’s already reason to be encouraged.
The days weren’t entirely without flaws, as Cabrera did have some periods where he was struggling with his control, and most days when you walk 5 through 5.2 innings, you’re gonna be in some trouble. His overall 23% CSW was not all that great, and he wasn’t getting much in the way of whiffs on his breaking pitches.
That said, Cabrera wasn’t getting hit especially hard, either. Just three batted balls exceeded 100 mph off the bat, and two of those were on the ground. He had seven batted balls with an expected batting average of .130 or lower.
As for Imanaga, just 6 whiffs on 92 pitches is crazy low given where he’d been in the spring and in his first start. But, like Cabrera, the contact he was giving up was quite poor (for the hitters, I mean). Nine of the batted balls he allowed had an expected batting average of just .120 or lower.
Bonus fun fact on Edward Cabrera’s hot start with the Cubs, which actually puts him ahead of what would be good company (including Shota Imanaga):
@sportradar: Edward Cabrera's 2 hits allowed are the fewest by a Cubs pitcher through his first 2 appearances with the team since 1901 (minimum: 10 IP). Shota Imanaga (2024), Jake Arrieta (2013) and Elmer Jacobs (1924) each gave up 4. @WatchMarquee
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