3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shota Imanaga’s sweeper

LOS ANGELES — Shota Imanaga isn’t known for throwing his sweeper much. The sweeper has accounted for only 14% of his pitches thrown this year, well behind his four-seam fastball and splitter usage. However, it became one of his go-to pitches Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he didn’t have a great feel for his best two pitches early. Imanaga uncharacteristically walked three batters …