Should I start Shota Imanaga or Chris Sale?

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Shota Imanaga

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

30.96

15.97

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	@ATL (8th) (Lopez)	63°
Sat May 18	vs.PIT (19th) (Falter)	81°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue May 14	vs.CHC (11th) (Taillon)	68°

Pitching

.88

.45

.31

.17

11.1

5.2

10.15

2.98

1.9

12.91

6.74

2.7

1.36

ERA

2.41

3.30

WHIP

1.16

1.03

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start Shota Imanaga or Carlos Rodon Start Shota Imanaga or Aaron Nola Start Shota Imanaga or Brady Singer Start Shota Imanaga or Yoshinobu Yamamoto Start Shota Imanaga or Jordan Montgomery	Start Chris Sale or Tanner Bibee Start Chris Sale or Sean Manaea Start Chris Sale or Colin Rea Start Chris Sale or Dylan Cease Start Chris Sale or Mason Miller

Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	185.0	163.0
W	5	6
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	53.2	49.2
H	40	36
ER	5	14
K	58	61
BB	9	8
ERA	.85	2.56
WHIP	.92	.89

Recent News
	Shota Imanaga's strikeout prowess is reminiscent of past Cubs fireballers Published May 19th, 2024 via Cubbies Crib Cubs' Shota Imanaga is crushing it on the mound, but life as a Chicagoan is coming along more slowly Published May 19th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Shota Imanaga's incredible gesture to umps will make you love him even more Published May 19th, 2024 via FanSided Shota Imanaga Keeps Chicago Cubs Playoff Hopes Alive with Dominant Performance and Team Unity Published May 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Why Do They Bow? Shota Imanaga and Shohei Ohtani's Deep-Rooted Japanese Culture of "Ojigi" to Show Respect to ... Published May 19th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Shota Imanaga Cy Young projections: Exploring Cubs rookie's chances at winning top pitching honor Published May 19th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Shota Imanaga, MLB's ERA Leader, Can't Make Up His Mind at Dunkin' Donuts Published May 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Now Let Us Praise Shota Imanaga Published May 19th, 2024 via Defector	Chris Sale: Another Deft Move by the Braves Paying Off Huge After Strider Injury Published May 18th, 2024 via Heavy.com Chris Sale's high praise proves Braves' culture is fueling his comeback Published May 16th, 2024 via House That Hank Built How Chris Sale rediscovered his Cy Young stuff with Braves: Three reasons for southpaw's early success Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Sale's happiness in Braves' clubhouse perfectly contrasts with Red Sox's misery Published May 15th, 2024 via FanSided Braves: This version of Chris Sale is nothing new Published May 15th, 2024 via sportstalkatl.com Braves Nation: Chris Sale is cruising Published May 15th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Chris Sale Dominates Cubs in stellar outing Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Braves' Chris Sale: Dominant in Tuesday's win Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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