Shota Imanaga and the Cubs Fall to Braves in Pitcher's Duel

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 What a pitcher's duel it was in Atlanta.

00:06 The eighth start of the year for Shota Iminaga,

00:09 the starter for Chicago.

00:11 And for the first time in those eight starts for Iminaga,

00:14 the Cubbies went down.

00:16 But not because of Iminaga, who gave up

00:18 seven hits in five innings of work

00:21 and still scoreless baseball to lower his ERA sub one

00:26 once again.

00:27 But still, not good enough to eke out a victory

00:30 for the Cubs in the ATL.

00:32 The Braves win 2-0 as Reynaldo Lopez on the other side,

00:36 also a scoreless gem.

00:39 Atlanta picks up a 2-0 victory as a home favorite.

00:42 It was minus 142 on the money line.

00:45 And DRS, a total that's closed at eight, never even came close.

00:50 Yeah, we talked about that yesterday,

00:52 even though with those weather conditions,

00:53 a little bit cooler temperatures,

00:55 some rain in the forecast, but two really good pitchers

00:57 this season on the mound.

00:59 And they didn't disappoint yesterday.

01:00 Iminaga, a 0.96 ERA is what he lowered that to.

01:05 That is outrageous here.

01:06 You want to talk Cy Young?

01:08 That's your Cy Young right now.

01:09 But you take a look at the Atlanta Braves also,

01:11 eking out another victory here, not doing what their batsmen

01:13 would with pitching.

01:14 And maybe it's time to check on that spider attack

01:16 for Reynaldo Lopez, who was a guy that was basically fodder

01:19 the past couple of years, is filthy this year

01:22 with a 1.34 ERA after going five innings pitched

01:24 and no earned runs given up.

01:26 You see that bullpen, which I've always liked for the Atlanta

01:28 Braves, hold on for that victory here.

01:30 25 and 13, not going anywhere.

01:32 And we're not even seeing the best of that Braves offense,

01:34 but still able to beat quality pitchers here like Iminaga.

01:38 (upbeat music)

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