Cubs ace Shota Imanaga took the bump for the visitors and had one of the worst games of his entire career. He made it through just three full innings of work, giving up 12 hits and seven earned runs on 85 pitches. Imanaga didn't give up a walk, but he only was able to strike out two batters in the game.

Shota Imanaga against the White Sox tonight: 3.0 IP | 12 H | 7 ER | 2 K pic.twitter.com/ew6ewAJssm

The Cubs only recorded five hits against White Sox starter Adrian Houser, who held the Cubs scoreless through six innings, before surrendering a three-run blast to Reese McGuire in the seventh. Houser exited with two outs in the inning.

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