That's strike 4...

...and strike 5 got him.

Strand that runner please

Sox probably gonna be free swingers in the 8th. They wanna get on that plane and head home!!

Yeah I get the bullpen has been overworked but this is unnecessary.

He's got a shutout going. He needs to get to 115 pitches or so consistently especially with the way others are only going 80 or so,

Yay!

...and strike 5 got him.

I was about to post this as well.

 

Glad to see the Q of old.

 

after this start hes at 4.69 ERA | 4.06 FIP | 4.19 xFIP from a 5.07 ERA | 4.35 FIP | 4.43 xFIP

Jose Quintana's last four starts: 24 IP, 19 H, 6 R/ER, 8 BB, 24 K. That's a 2.25 ERA.

More importantly, did he go at hitters today or was he pitching without conviction and confidence?

Smith and Engel playing like they belong in the big leagues tonight.

 

Nice to see, that and the bombs. Twins are still two starting pitchers away, and missing bullpen quality.

 

 

Q maybe two more starts from reestablishing 95% of his previous value...now there's just a glimmer of doubt remaining.

Actually, make it one start if he can shut down his former org. the Yankees at home in the middle of the summer months next week.

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Nice to see Matt bounce back with a nice night too...the thing about he and even Avi...every time they seem to struggle, they have bounced back nicely.

The road warrior portion of the schedule is ovah.

 

17-27 on the road

15-12 at home

 

Those rates would work out to 76-86, but they'll probably lose 88-91 games.