Shota Imanga threw six innings of one-run baseball against the Marlins on Friday night in a win.

He allowed just three hits and didn’t walk anybody, the Cubs pulled him after a leadoff single in the seventh. The splitter was working for him tonight, as he got a career-high 17 whiffs with it. It’s largely just a game of if Imanaga’s stuff will get hit over the fence, and the Marlins didn’t manage to do so. Over his five August starts, Imanaga allowed 10 homers and had a 5.96 ERA. This is more like it. Too bad he can’t pitch in cavernous loanDepot park every day. Instead, he’ll pitch against the Brewers next week in a dicey matchup.