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Shota Imanaga’s outing on Saturday was nothing short of an efficient masterpiece that left Pirates hitters guessing at the plate.

“He’s going to give hitting coaches nightmares,” said Pirates manager Derek Shelton after Saturday’s game. “The fastball is not 94-95 MPH, but it’s effective. The split is real. It’s strike to ball.”

For more on Shota Imanaga's excellence, check out North Side Territory’s debut show today!

What a weekend it was for Shohei Ohtani.

On Friday, Los Angeles declared May 17th “Shohei Ohtani Day,” so what did he do? Homered that very night, of course.

Then, on Sunday, he walked it off for the first time in a Dodgers uniform, extending his league-leading multi-hit game total for the year to 23.

Tune in to Dodgers Territory today at 3p ET to hear Alanna Rizzo and Clint Pasillas break down the weekend!

• Former Angels infielder David Fletcher placed bets with Ippei Mizuhara’s bookie.

• Edwin Diaz breaks down in tears after blowing third consecutive save.

• Kyle Tucker swaps out cleats mid-game, hits two homers in Astros ninth win in their last eleven games.

• Yankees sweep White Sox en route to their seventh straight win.

• Phillies remain baseball’s best (34-14) after sweep of Nationals.

• Paul Skenes punches out 11 in six no-hit innings in second big league start.

• Yu Darvish becomes third Japanese-born player to compile 200 combined MLB/NPB wins.

Watch - FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal weighs in on a possible extension for Elly De La Cruz, and Steve Cohen’s social media oopsie.

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