Shota Imanaga outdueled Corbin Burnes in a matchup of All-Star pitchers, and Christopher Morel homered to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Imanaga allowed six hits over six innings, striking out six with one walk. The Orioles went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position against the left-hander."They have some really good hitters," Imanaga said through an interpreter. "And going against Corbin Burnes, there's a lot I can learn from him.
Michael Busch doubled and scored on a single by Seiya Suzuki in the fifth for a 3-0 lead.Baltimore put runners on second and third with one out in the sixth before Imanaga completed his impressive outing by striking out Austin Hays and Jorge Mateo."The sixth inning was great. He just bore down," Counsell said. "That was a heck of a way to finish a heck of a start."Imanaga said, "It was a situation I created on my own. I was glad I was able to get those strikeouts.
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