Quintana (2-8) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks across five innings in Sunday's loss to the Indians. He struck out three.
Quintana did his best to cope with a dangerous lineup, but he was undone by rallies in the second and fourth innings which produced all of the runs on his ledger. He struggled around the plate, throwing just 57 percent of his pitches for strikes, but he allowed just one extra-base hit to help minimize the damage. A pair of disastrous outings to finish the month of May contributed to Quintana's bloated 5.30 ERA and 1.41 WHIP, but looking at the larger sample he has now allowed three runs or fewer in seven of his last 10 turns. A contributing factor to his misfortune this season has been a string of difficult matchups -- a theme that will continue has he next takes the mound Friday in Toronto.