Shota Imanaga is maintaining a positive outlook with his final regular-season start in the books.

At least, that is how the Chicago Cubs lefty wants to approach an underwhelming start Thursday night against the New York Mets. Imanaga surrendered a season-high eight runs on nine hits, including two home runs, over 5 2/3 innings in an 8-5 loss at Wrigley Field.

While the Cubs have not yet given any insight into how they will line up their rotation for the wild-card series against the San Diego Padres , Imanaga’s typical consistency would make him a logical choice. His lack of execution versus a Mets team trying to hold onto the final wild-card spot showed how thin the margin of success can be for Imanaga, who has seen a decrease in strikeouts and uptick in home runs allowed this year com

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