May 5  : Imanaga has been placed on the 15-day IL with  recalled to take his place on the active roster, per .  May 4  : Cubs left-hander  sustained what the team described as a left hamstring strain during todays start against the Brewers. With one out in the sixth inning, Imanaga picked up the injury while covering first base during a fielders choice from Milwaukees  . Imanaga was immediately favoring his hamstring even before the play was completed, and was removed from the game  Eddys Leonard Jersey after consulting with team trainers.  More imaging and tests need to take place before the Cubs decide whether or not Imanaga will head to the 15-day injured list, writes. Chicago has an off-day this coming Thursday, so conceivably, the team could skip Imanagas next turn in the rotation to give him some time to recover without putting him on the IL and losing him for at least 15 days.  That said, the fact that the injury has already been described as as strain certainly makes it seem like a 15-day IL stint is the most probable result. With Imanaga likely out of action and  already gone for the season due to UCL surgery, Chicago is now down its top two projected starters.  Signed to a four-year, $53MM contract during the 2023-24 offseason, Imanagas move from Nippon Profe sional Baseball to the majors went very smoothly, as he delivered a 2.91 ERA over 173 1/3 innings in his first big league season. The lefty was off to another good start in his sophomore season, as counting todays outing, Imanaga has a 2.82 ERA in 44 2/3 innings. That quality ERA does mark some troubling secondary numbers, however, as Imanagas 18.9% strikeout rate is well below average, and he has allowed a lot of hard contact.  Those metrics notwithstanding, Imanaga was still delivering good bottom-line results, and helping the Cubs rise to first place in the NL Central.  and  have also pitched well,  has performed well since being inserted into Steeles rotation spot, and  has been inconsistent but serviceable in covering innings.  A suming Imanaga will indeed go on the IL,  might be the likeliest replacement, as he was already working as a starter at Triple-A before Chicago selected his contract to the big league roster earlier this week. Flexen has thus far made one appearance with the Cubs (a three-inning relief outing in Fridays 10-0 win over Milwaukee), and could be fairly easily stretched out again for a starting gig in Imanagas place.  If not Flexen, the Cubs could call  up from Triple-A, or perhaps give star prospect  his first taste of Major League action.  wont be an option for perhaps several months, as A sad a Grade 2 oblique strain while pitching on a rehab a signment for an earlier oblique strain suffered in Spring Training.  Kirk Gibson Jersey
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