Quintana reaches milestone in loss
Jose Quintana deserves some praise.
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He did not win the game last night. He ended the season with a 9-11 record. Yet his ERA of 3.32 was the best it has been in his 3 years as a starter. Since 2012 in his 87 starts he has 39 no-decisions which leads all of baseball. For the 2nd straight season he has logged at least 32 starts and 200-plus innings. He has been one of the most depedable pitchers in all of baseball. The 25-year-old Quintana has a bright future ahead of him.
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In the game, Quintana pitched 7 1/3 innings allowing five runs on 11 hits, walking none and striking out seven. The game was actually tied at 3-3 when Quintana left the game in the 8th. However, he was responsible for two runners on base with one out in the frame. Both those runners would eventually score.
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Josh Phegley’s two-run shot in the 2nd gave the Sox a 2-1 lead. In the 5th, Jordan Danks gave the Sox a 3-1 lead with an RBI single. Paul Konerko did not play, but he is scheduled to do so over the next 3 days.
Tomorrow, Hector Noesi (8-10; 4.39 ERA) will face off against Jeremy Guthrie (12-11; 4.28 ERA) as the Royals need to just win one more game of their final three to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 1985.
LETS GO WHITE SOX!!!
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