Cubs Dominate Diamondbacks, Imanaga Shines

0:00It's May 2nd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News, today baseball news powered by AI. The cubs shut out the diamondbacks to nothing at Rigglyfield, grabbing a clean win behind Shota Imanagas seven scoreless innings. That marked his fourth straight victory, while Chicago stretched their home winning streak to 10 games, their longest run at the friendly confines. Since 2008, Ian Hap carried the offense with a monster lead off Homer in the second off Ryan Nelson, his eighth of the season, and the earliest he's hit that mark. He nearly cycled later, ripping a triple in the eighth, and scoring on Sayas Suzuki's sacrifice fly for the insurance run. Danzby Swanson stole the show on defense, snagging a ricochet off Imanagas glove in the third, and firing two first for the out. Then in the sixth, he dove left for a grounder of the middle, spun, and gunned down the runner-peer highlight reel stuff that had fans buzzing. Imanaga mixed it up smartly, ditching his fastball after the first time through the order,

1:01from 59% down to just 8% by the third, go round. He leaned heavy on his splitter, up to 72% usage, racking up 12 swinging strikes and piling on groundouts, especially with Swanson's help. Cubs are locked in at home now, Imanagas back to his sharp form, and with Hap heating up, they're building real momentum as the schedule rolls on.