Cubs activate LHP Shota Imanaga and designate RHP Michael Fulmer for assignment
ST LOUIS AP The Cubs activated left-hander Shota Imanaga from the -day injured list to start Thursday s season finale at St Louis To make room on the roster Chicago designated right-hander Michael Fulmer for assignment The -year-old Imanaga - ERA had been shelved since early May with a strained left hamstring In his final rehab outing Imanaga threw pitches in scoreless innings for Triple-A Iowa on Friday Imanaga has made eight starts this season allowing two or fewer runs in six of them He made three rehab starts two with the Arizona Complex League and threw scoreless innings allowing six hits and two walks He struck out The Cubs have gone - since he went on the IL The -year-old Fulmer made two scoreless appearances for the Cubs this week during their four-game series against the Cardinals Fulmer had a ERA in appearances for the Cubs in but the right-hander needed Tommy John surgery and missed last year He also had the Tommy John procedure in Fulmer appeared in one contest this season for the Boston Red Sox surrendering three runs and four hits in innings on April He then was circulated and signed a minor league deal with the Cubs AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source
