Cubs' Dark Horse Imanaga Set to Shock Dodgers in Epic Season Opener

The Cubs are one of those clubs that could do anything from win the World Series this year to not make the playoffs and you probably wouldn’t be surprised. They made a splash in the offseason by getting Kyle Tucker away from the Astros and that has worked out to this point. Like the Dodgers, they have some questions on their pitching staff, but overall, the team is pretty balanced. They have a surprisingly good defense, so if you’re going to get runs on them, you need to string together hits rather than hope for an error. Shota Imanaga will be the guy trying to avoid hits for the Cubs. Imanaga has been phenomenal since joining Chicago last year. This season, he is 2-1 with a 2.22 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP. He did face the Dodgers already this season, going four hitless innings (he did walk four batters). Overall, Dodgers hitters are batting just .176 against him in 51 at-bats. 

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