The end of the first half is upon us, and the Cubs need a win to guarantee sole possession of first place in the NL Central. There’s no better pitcher to have on the mound than Shu014dta Imanaga, unless that man is Matthew Boyd. Either way, it’s a really good lefty. The concern with Imanaga is that he’s a fly-ball pitcher facing a team that thrives on exploiting that short porch in right.
This could be one of those games where one team is just going to have to out-slug the other, which is why Craig Counsell is going with Michael Busch and his .