Imanaga pitches 7 solid innings as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-1
CHICAGO â Shota Imanaga pitched seven effective innings and Ian Happ hit a three-run homer, helping the Chicago Cubs hold off the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday.Imanaga allowed one run and four hits in his second straight win. The Japanese left-hander struck out six and walked none while improving to 3-0 with a 1.31 ERA in his first seven starts at Wrigley Field.'He pitched an incredible game,' manager Craig Counsell said. 'I thought his fastball was so good today.
'That mix of the four-seamer with the split was tough for the guys, obviously. We weren't able to string a whole lot together off of him.'The Cardinals jumped in front on Nolan Arenado's sacrifice fly in the fourth, but the Cubs responded with two runs in the bottom half.Andre Pallante departed with one out and runners on first and second. Chris Roycroft came in and mishandled Nico Hoerner's grounder up the first base line, allowing Cody Bellinger to score.
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