By Alfaritsy Shota Imanaga surrendered a season-best five runs across five innings and incurred his inaugural defeat of the year as the Chicago Cubs fell to the Texas Rangers with a score of 6-2 on Wednesday.
Imanaga (2-1) fanned four batters and surrendered seven hits, with two of those being home runs. The Japanese southpaw was taken out of the game following the Rangers’ explosive four-run fifth inning at Wrigley Field.
The fifth inning saw some instances where I thought things were going well for me, which made the outcome somewhat disheartening,” he commented. “Those opportunities could have led to a significant scoring frame if handled with care.
Corey Seager, the Rangers’ shortstop, hit two home runs, including one against Imanaga in the first inning, helping his team evade a series sweep.
Seiya Suzuki had two hits out of four at-bats and drove in one run while hitting third as the designated hitter for the Cubs.
During the game at Nationals Park, Shohei Ohtani had an impressive performance going 2-for-4 with a walk and scoring two runs. This extended his streak of reaching base safely to a career-high 14 consecutive games starting from Opening Day, as the Los Angeles Dodgers secured a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals.
The starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, Yusei Kikuchi (0-2), recorded five strikeouts but gave up four runs over six innings as his team suffered a 5-4 defeat against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field.