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CHICAGO — Shota Imanaga won't start for the Chicago Cubs against Cincinnati on Sunday and finished his rookie season 15-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 29 starts. The 31-year-old left-hander from Japan won't pitch because the "risk-reward benefit was not there," manager Craig Counsell says. Imanaga struck out 174 and walked 28 in 173 1/3 innings. He was 6-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last six starts.
