Should I start Shota Imanaga or Hayden Birdsong?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.89

8.87

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Wed Jul 3	vs.PHI (1st) (Wheeler)	79°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@ATL (16th) (Lopez)	82°
Sun Jul 7	@CLE (3rd) (Carrasco)	74°

Pitching

.37

.36

.17

.34

5.1

5.2

5.43

6.05

2.27

2.94

4.98

5.89

1.11

2.18

ERA

4.01

5.09

WHIP

1.28

1.58

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	212.0	19.0
W	7	1
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	85.0	9.2
H	80	10
ER	29	5
K	84	10
BB	14	5
ERA	3.07	4.89
WHIP	1.11	1.63

Recent News
	Shota Imanaga logs quality start as Cubs power past Giants in 10 innings Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Records quality start Thursday Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs takeaways from the West Coast: Trade deadline, Shota Imanaga's All-Star bid and more Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times Chicago Cubs' Star Pitcher Shota Imanaga Receives Caution for Heavy Workload Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs Receive Cautionary Warning About Shota Imanaga Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Pirates Paul Skenes jumps Shota Imanaga as NL ROY betting favorite amid hot start Published June 27th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Mixing It Up: Shota Imanaga's fastball, Kyle Gibson's curve, and more Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Sports Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Start moved to Thursday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Giants' Hayden Birdsong: Making next start Tuesday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports San Francisco Giants Prospect Hayden Birdsong Shines Debut, Compared to Justin Verlander Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Giants adding Mason Black and Hayden Birdsong to injury-depleted pitching corps Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN ⚾️ Hayden Birdsong's MLB debut Published June 28th, 2024 via Axios Formercoaches saw unstoppable force in Hayden Birdsong Published June 28th, 2024 via Journal Gazette / Times-Courier Birdsong looked like he belonged in MLB after Giants debut Published June 27th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Hayden Birdsong stood out quickly in minor league system Published June 27th, 2024 via Journal Gazette / Times-Courier Hayden Birdsong Flahes Upside in Debut; SF Giants Take 3 of 4 from Cubs Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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