Baseball: Cubs’ Imanaga earns win with 7 solid frames

Shota Imanaga picked up his first win of the season by throwing seven innings of one-run ball as the Chicago Cubs edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Saturday. The Japanese left-hander, who pitched on Opening Day in Tokyo on March 18, allowed just three hits while striking out four and walked two at Chase Field in Phoenix. Imanaga (1-0) allowed the D-backs to score first in the second inning but otherwise faced little threat. “I faced a bases-loaded jam, so I feel like I managed to pick up the win when things could go either way,” Imanaga said. “When the manager (Craig Counsell) asked me if …

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