Cubs position Shota Imanaga on injured listing with strained hamstring

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs positioned left-handed starter Shota Imanaga at the 15-day injured listing Monday with a left hamstring pressure, an afternoon after he were given harm when going to hide first base.

Chicago made the transfer earlier than the opener of its sequence towards San Francisco. Right-hander Gavin Hollowell was once recalled from Triple-A Iowa.

Imanaga were given harm all over Sunday’s 4-0 loss at Milwaukee after going to hide first base on a possible double play within the 6th inning of what was once then a scoreless recreation. The Japanese pitcher had exited his earlier get started with cramping in each and every of his legs.

He joined two different Cubs starters at the injured listing. Lefty Justin Steele is out for the season with an elbow damage and right-hander Javier Assad has an indirect factor.

The Brewers had runners on first and 2nd with one out Sunday when Christian Yelich hit a grounder towards first baseman Michael Busch. Imanaga left the mound to check out to finish a 1-6-3 double play, however he was once in transparent discomfort as he headed towards first base.

As Yelich beat the throw to first, Imanaga grabbed the again of his left leg. After Cubs officers checked on Imanaga and got rid of him from the sport, the pitcher walked with a transparent limp as he headed to the dugout.

Imanaga pitched 5 innings in Tuesday’s 9-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier than departing as a result of leg cramps. He was once charged with two runs and 4 hits in 5 2/3 innings towards the Brewers.

The 31-year-old is 18-5 with a 2.89 ERA since signing a four-year, $53 million contract with the Cubs in January 2024. He completed fourth within the NL Rookie of the Year balloting ultimate season.