Cubs starter Shota Imanaga dazzles in MLB debut with 9 strikeouts in 6 shutout innings vs. Rockies

Sixty-two of Imanaga’s 95 pitches thrown were thrown for strikes. He made Cubs and MLB history in the process. Per MLB Network’s Sarah Langs, Imanaga’s 5 2/3 innings tied for the longest no-hit bid by a Cubs pitcher in his MLB debut since 1920, matching an effort by Amaury Telemaco in 1996.