Should I start Shota Imanaga or Joe Ryan?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.89

11.72

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Wed Jul 3	vs.PHI (1st) (Wheeler)	76°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Sat Jul 6	vs.HOU (8th) (Brown)	80°

Pitching

.37

.26

.17

.27

5.1

5.2

5.43

5.2

2.26

2.25

4.96

5.21

1.11

.74

ERA

3.99

3.89

WHIP

1.28

1.14

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	212.0	245.0
W	7	5
L	2	5
SV	0	0
IP	85.0	103.2
H	80	85
ER	29	38
K	84	110
BB	14	15
ERA	3.07	3.31
WHIP	1.11	.97

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	As Twins Scour for Rotation Improvements, Joe Ryan Emerges as Incumbent Ace Published July 1st, 2024 via Twins Daily Twins' Joe Ryan: Fans 10 Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Joe Ryan Looks Excellent On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Joe Ryan strikes out 10 against the Mariners \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Joe Ryan strikes out Luke Raley \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Joe Ryan: Surrenders four runs Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports D-backs jump on Joe Ryan early, add 1 late for 5-4 win over Twins Published June 25th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Joe Ryan K's five \| 06/25/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com

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