Shu014dta Imanaga has been struggling for quite some time now, and having one of his worst starts of the season on Thursday night did nothing to ease concerns over his performance. He allowed eight runs in just 5.2 innings of work, serving up 11 batted balls at 101 mph or greater. Only elite defense kept things from getting even uglier.
Imanaga is now up to a 3.73 ERA on the season, much worse than his rookie year. Fly balls have always been an issue for him, but that has been especially prevalent as of late. He’s only keeping the ball on the ground 30.