Peralta helps Milwaukee avoid a sweep as Cubs lose Imanaga to hamstring injury

Latest Injury Opens Door for Top Cubs Prospect

At this rate, the Chicago Cubs may have no choice but to call up their top pitching prospect. On Sunday, Chicago’s best starter, Shota Imanaga, had to leave the game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning with what the team later said was a left hamstring strain.  With a runner on first base, Christian Yelich hit a groundball to Cubs first baseman Michael Busch, who threw to second base for the forceout. Imanaga raced to first to take…

Cubs’ Shota Imanaga Leaves after Straining His Hamstring While Attempting to Complete a Double Play

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga left Sunday's game at Milwaukee after straining his left hamstring, adding another injury to the banged-up rotation for the NL Central leaders.

Cubs' strong NL Central road trip ends on sour note

MILWAUKEE — When Cubs star right fielder Kyle Tucker paused after sliding over second base, his head still down as he gathered himself, it looked for a moment like the Cubs’ luck had gone from bad to worse.But after left-hander Shota Imanaga left the Cubs’ 4-0 loss Sunday to the Brewers with what the team called a strained left hamstring, Tucker brushed off questions about his own visit with a trainer in the ninth inning.“It was just an awkward,…

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga leaves Sunday’s loss with a left hamstring strain

Could the Chicago Cubs call up top prospect Cade Horton to replace Shota Imanaga after the ace suffered a left hamstring strain in Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers?

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga leaves Sunday’s 4-0 loss with a left hamstring strain

MILWAUKEE — Could the Chicago Cubs call up top prospect Cade Horton to replace Shota Imanaga after the ace suffered a left hamstring strain in Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers? “Not even close to (making a decision on Imanaga) yet,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said afterward. Imanaga will receive an MRI on his left leg Monday, Counsell said, after the left-hander felt something while covering first base on a potential double-play groun…

The Brewers shutout the Cubs, win 4-0

After dropping the first two games of the series to the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers responded with a 4-0 win over the Cubs this afternoon in game three. The game was a pitching duo through the top of the sixth inning before the Brewers got on the scoreboard in the bottom half of the sixth. The first run of the game was off of a wild pitch which scored Jackson Chourio, who was on third after Christian Yelich beat the throw to first to bre…