"Shōta Imanaga got the start and was greeted almost immediately in the top of the 1st by a home run off the bat of Edgar Quero. Alex Bregman evened the score for the North Siders when he took left-hander Anthony Kay deep in the bottom of the frame. Imanaga would surrender two more dingers: One to Braden Montgomery in the 2nd inning and the other to Austin Hays in the 3rd."
"The Cubs could not cut into the deficit and went down to a 5-1 defeat. The home runs hurt, but they also stranded nine runners on the bases by going 0-for-7 with RISP."
"The home run ball became a major issue for Imanaga when things went sideways for him at the end of 2025. If results like Sunday continue into the regular season, it may be hard for him to keep his position in a suddenly crowded rotation."
The White Sox dominated the Cubs in a spring training game at Sloan Park, winning 5-1 behind a four-homer offensive display. Shōta Imanaga struggled on the mound, surrendering home runs to Edgar Quero, Braden Montgomery, and Austin Hays in the first three innings, with Lenyn Sosa adding a fourth solo shot. Alex Bregman answered with a homer for the Cubs, but the early deficit proved insurmountable. The Cubs stranded nine runners on base and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, unable to mount a comeback. Bregman finished with two hits and a double, while Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his first two spring hits.
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