Shota Imanaga
Chicago Cubs · First-inning profile
73%
NRFI rate
26
Starts
4.15
F1 RA/9
+24pp
vs league
Shota Imanaga has kept the first inning scoreless in 73% of his 26 starts this season (19 of 26), with a 4.15 first-inning RA/9. That's better than the league first-inning NRFI rate of 49%. Over his last 5 starts he's gone NRFI 2 times.
Our NRFI/YRFI leans on his starts: 4-5
Start Log
| Date | Opp | 1st-inning runs allowed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-23 |  | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-08-17 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-11 |  | 2 | YRFI |
| 2026-08-05 |  | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-07-31 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-25 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-19 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-10 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-04 |  | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-06-29 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-24 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-15 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-10 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-04 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-29 | | 3 | YRFI |
| 2026-05-24 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-18 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-13 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-07 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-02 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-26 | | 3 | YRFI |
| 2026-04-21 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-15 | | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-04-10 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-05 |  | 0 | NRFI |
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