Shota Imanaga continues impressive MLB start, raising record to 4-0 as Cubs beat Red Sox 7-1

Shota Imanaga continued an impressive start to his major league career by pitching one-run ball into the seventh inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Signed to a $53 million, four-year deal during the offseason after an eight-year, professional career in Japan, the 30-year-old Imanaga (4-0) beat Boston right-hander Kutter Crawford in a matchup of two pitchers with impressive ERAs. “Just more of the same,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said of his left-hander.