Shota Imanaga: Everything you need to know

Shota Imanaga

#18 SP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/23	NYY	W 15-6	5.0	5	2	1	0	0	7	2	2
3/17	LAA	W 8-6	4.2	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
3/7	ATH	W 4-3	3.2	3	0	0	0	0	5	3	3
3/1	CWS	L 5-1	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	4	3	3
2/24	SD	W 6-5	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Preseason Totals			16.6	18	3	1	0	0	20	9	9

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/29	STL	L 6-5	5.1	2	1	2	0	0	5	5	5
5/24	HOU	L 8-5	6.0	6	1	1	0	0	7	7	7
5/18	MIL	L 9-3	4.1	2	3	0	0	0	9	8	8
5/13	ATL	L 4-1	7.0	6	0	0	0	0	5	2	2
5/7	CIN	W 8-3	6.0	10	3	0	0	0	6	1	1
5/2	AZ	W 2-0	7.0	5	1	0	0	0	4	0	0
4/26	LAD	L 6-0	5.1	6	3	0	0	0	6	5	5
4/21	PHI	W 7-4	7.0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1
4/15	PHI	W 11-2	6.0	11	1	0	0	0	3	1	1
4/10	PIT	L 2-0	6.0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/5	CLE	L 6-5	5.0	4	1	0	0	0	3	1	1
3/29	WSH	L 6-3	5.0	7	2	0	0	0	6	4	4
Regular Season Totals			69.3	69	18	3	0	0	57	35	35

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	12	70.0	4	6	0.0	69	18	3	0	57	35	34	0	0	0.218	13
Home	7	41.1	3	3	0.0	40	12	0	0	35	21	21	0	0	0.222	8
Away	5	28.2	1	3	0.0	29	6	0	0	22	14	13	0	0	0.212	5
Night	5	29.2	2	3	0.0	22	6	0	0	25	17	17	0	0	0.225	8
Day	7	40.1	2	3	0.0	47	12	0	0	32	18	17	0	0	0.212	5
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	24	7	0	0	17	13	0	0	0	0.227	4
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	45	11	3	0	40	22	0	0	0	0.214	9
March	1	5.0	0	1	0.0	7	2	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.300	1
April	5	29.1	2	1	0.0	31	7	0	0	15	8	7	0	0	0.146	2
May	6	35.2	2	4	0.0	31	9	0	0	36	23	23	0	0	0.259	10
Opponent
vs AZ	1	7.0	1	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.160	0
vs LAD	1	5.1	0	1	0.0	6	3	0	0	6	5	4	0	0	0.286	0
vs PHI	2	13.0	2	0	0.0	12	2	0	0	6	2	2	0	0	0.130	2
vs MIL	1	4.1	0	1	0.0	2	3	0	0	9	8	8	0	0	0.429	2
vs WSH	1	5.0	0	1	0.0	7	2	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.300	1
vs HOU	1	6.0	0	1	0.0	6	1	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0.292	3
vs STL	1	5.1	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0.250	3
vs CIN	1	6.0	1	0	0.0	10	3	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0.240	1
vs ATL	1	7.0	0	1	0.0	6	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	0.208	1
vs CLE	1	5.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.167	0
vs PIT	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
Venue
@ Los Angeles	1	5.1	0	1	0.0	6	3	0	0	6	5	4	0	0	0.286	0
@ Philadelphia	1	6.0	1	0	0.0	11	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.143	1
@ St. Louis	1	5.1	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0.250	3
@ Chicago	7	41.1	3	3	0.0	40	12	0	0	35	21	21	0	0	0.222	8
@ Cleveland	1	5.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.167	0
@ Atlanta	1	7.0	0	1	0.0	6	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	0.208	1

Shota Imanaga: Breaking News

Imanaga (4-6) took the loss against the Cardinals on Friday, allowing five runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts over 5.1 innings. Imanaga surrendered three homers for the second straight start and has now yielded 10 long balls across six May contests. The southpaw has really struggled over his past three outings, allowing 20 earned runs while watching his ERA climb from 2.32 to 4.37. He still owns a solid 1.07 WHIP and 69:18 K:BB across 70 innings this season and will aim to get back on track in a home matchup against the Athletics next week.

Imanaga (4-5) took the loss against the Astros on Sunday, allowing seven runs on seven hits (three homers) and one walk while striking out six across six innings. Imanaga gave up solo home runs to Jake Meyers and Nick Allen in the second and third innings, respectively, before yielding another five runs in the fifth, highlighted by a three-run homer by Christian Walker. Imanaga has given up 15 earned runs over his last two starts (10.1 innings), which is one more run than he yielded across his first nine outings of the regular season. That has ballooned his numbers to a 4.04 ERA and 1.07 WHIP across 64.2 innings in 2026. Imanaga will look to bounce back in his next start, which is slated for next weekend on the road against the Cardinals.

Imanaga (4-4) took the loss against the Brewers on Monday, allowing eight runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out two batters over 4.1 innings. Imanaga got through three frames with just one run on his ledger, but Milwaukee tagged him for four runs in the fourth. The fifth didn't go any better for the southpaw, as Jake Bauers belted a three-run homer against him with one out to give the Brewers an 8-0 lead and end Imanaga's outing. The eight runs Imanaga allowed marked a season high, and his stretch of three straight quality starts came to a crashing halt. Imanaga's ERA jumped over a run from 2.32 to 3.38 as a result of the blow-up.