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Cubs -125 Through Five Innings: Why Imanaga's Recent Form Tips the Scale Against Senga and a Struggling Mets Club

6/22/2026

The Chicago Cubs enter tonight's road game against the New York Mets as -125 favorites, backed by a starter who has surrendered just one earned run over his last 10.2 innings — though that run of form came against the Colorado Rockies.

With New York sitting nine games under .500 and Kodai Senga carrying a 9.00 ERA into the start, the Cubs through five innings represents the most defensible position in this matchup.

Senga's Numbers Make This a Fade, Not a Watch Kodai Senga is 0-5 on the season with a 1.88 WHIP. He has made only two home starts this year and has failed to complete three innings in either outing.

Cubs hitters are batting .244 against him — not a dominant number, but enough to suggest the lineup can generate traffic.

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