BOSTON (AP) — 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 spending his eight-year, professional career in Japan, the 30-year-old Imanaga...
A few weeks after being traded by the Giants, former No. 2 overall draft pick Joey Bart is back in San Francisco and will face his old team for the first time Friday.
Batting fifth and in the designated hitter spot, J.D. Martinez went 2-for-4, with a single and RBI double in his Mets debut, but it wasn’t enough in a 4-2 loss.
The Mets offense couldn't get much going on Friday night, falling 4-2 to the Cardinals at Citi Field.