Shota Imanaga
by Flankey
X: @Sb25Shine

SHOTA IMANAGA

2026-05-18 vs Cubs
LHPRank DBrewers vs Cubs
IP
4.1
R / ER
8/8
H
9
K
2
BB
3
HR
2
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Movement
EXT 6.17 ft
RiseDropArm SideGlove SideRelease Angle24”12”12”24”12”24”12”24”FFSIFSSL
avg pfxX
4.17
avg pfxZ
5.01
Spin
Release Angle
30°
vs LHB
LocationsAHR12HR
31 tracked pitches
vs RHB
LocationsA11112
48 tracked pitches
Pitch Frequency / Usage
vs LHB%
48%
FF
Four-Seam Fastball 49%
vs RHB%
50%
vs LHB%
23%
SI
Sinker 23%
vs RHB%
23%
vs LHB%
7%
FS
Splitter 18%
vs RHB%
25%
vs LHB%
23%
SL
Slider 10%
vs RHB%
2%
Arrows are vs overall usage
Pitch Arsenal
Pitch Arsenal
Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type
4 pitch types
Pitch%VeloCSW%Whiff%FStuff+
Four-Seam Fastball49.491.820.52.6102
Sinker22.890.822.20.0106
Splitter17.783.021.414.390
Slider10.181.325.012.596
Total100.088.921.55.1100
Detailed Log
Pitch-by-pitch details
Pitch events from MLB Stats API
#TypeVeloCallResult
1
Four-Seam Fastball
92.3In play, out(s)Jackson Chourio flies out sharply to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.4BallBall
2
Four-Seam Fastball
92.1Called StrikeCalled Strike
3
Four-Seam Fastball
92.3Called StrikeCalled Strike
4
Slider
83.7Swinging StrikeBrice Turang strikes out swinging.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
92.5BallBall
2
Sinker
91.4Called StrikeCalled Strike
3
Sinker
91.8In play, out(s)William Contreras grounds out, pitcher Shota Imanaga to first baseman Michael Busch.
1
Slider
81.4In play, run(s)Christian Yelich homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
91.8FoulFoul
2
Sinker
89.4BallBall
3
Splitter
82.3BallBall
4
Sinker
90.5BallBall
5
Four-Seam Fastball
92.2BallAndrew Vaughn walks.
1
Sinker
90.9Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Four-Seam Fastball
92.5In play, out(s)Jake Bauers flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
91.8Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Splitter
82.9Ball In DirtBall In Dirt
3
Four-Seam Fastball
92.1BallBall
4
Sinker
91.3In play, out(s)Luis Rengifo grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Andrew Vaughn out at 2nd. Luis Rengifo out at 1st.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.7Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
2
Four-Seam Fastball
90.9In play, out(s)Sal Frelick flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
91.7In play, out(s)Joey Ortiz grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.7Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Four-Seam Fastball
91.5Called StrikeCalled Strike
3
Splitter
83.7BallBall
4
Four-Seam Fastball
91.4FoulFoul
5
Slider
82.6BallBall
6
Splitter
83.6BallBall
7
Four-Seam Fastball
92.4In play, no outJackson Chourio singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
92.4BallBall
2
Four-Seam Fastball
92.3FoulFoul
3
Four-Seam Fastball
92.3BallBall
4
Sinker
91.2In play, out(s)Brice Turang flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
90.7Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Splitter
83.3In play, no outWilliam Contreras singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
91.5FoulFoul
2
Sinker
90.6FoulFoul
3
Sinker
91.3In play, out(s)Christian Yelich grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. William Contreras to 2nd.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
91.8Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Four-Seam Fastball
91.9BallBall
3
Four-Seam Fastball
92.3BallBall
4
Sinker
90.6Called StrikeCalled Strike
5
Four-Seam Fastball
92.1In play, no outAndrew Vaughn singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. William Contreras to 3rd.
1
Sinker
91.5In play, run(s)Jake Bauers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. William Contreras scores. Andrew Vaughn to 3rd.
1
Splitter
82.8FoulFoul
2
Sinker
91.6FoulFoul
3
Four-Seam Fastball
92.1FoulFoul
4
Splitter
84.3FoulFoul
5
Four-Seam Fastball
92.5FoulFoul
6
Splitter
83.4Swinging StrikeLuis Rengifo strikes out swinging.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
92.7FoulFoul
2
Four-Seam Fastball
92.9BallBall
3
Four-Seam Fastball
93.0In play, run(s)Sal Frelick doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Andrew Vaughn scores. Jake Bauers scores.
1
Sinker
90.7Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Splitter
83.1BallBall
3
Splitter
82.7BallBall
4
Sinker
90.2BallBall
5
Four-Seam Fastball
91.5BallJoey Ortiz walks.
1
Splitter
83.5Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Sinker
91.1BallBall
3
Splitter
82.4FoulFoul
4
Four-Seam Fastball
92.2BallBall
5
Four-Seam Fastball
92.5BallBall
6
Four-Seam Fastball
92.6In play, run(s)Jackson Chourio singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Sal Frelick scores. Joey Ortiz to 3rd.
1
Slider
81.6Called StrikeCalled Strike
2
Slider
81.8FoulFoul
3
Four-Seam Fastball
91.8BallBall
4
Sinker
90.5In play, out(s)Brice Turang grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
1
Four-Seam Fastball
88.6BallBall
2
Four-Seam Fastball
90.3In play, out(s)William Contreras flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
1
Slider
79.4BallBall
2
Splitter
82.3Swinging StrikeSwinging Strike
3
Four-Seam Fastball
90.5BallBall
4
Splitter
82.1BallBall
5
Sinker
89.6BallChristian Yelich walks.
1
Sinker
89.6In play, no outAndrew Vaughn doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Christian Yelich to 3rd.
1
Slider
79.6BallBall
2
Slider
80.2In play, run(s)Jake Bauers homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Yelich scores. Andrew Vaughn scores.
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