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LOS ANGELES – The Cubs drew a tough matchup Tuesday, as the Dodgers activated right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto from the 60-day injured list to make his first start in almost three months.
It just so happened that Shota Imanaga was set to take the mound for the Cubs, setting up a marquee showdown between a pair of rookies who transitioned from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB this year.
“They’ve traveled halfway around the world and are still competing against each other,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.