Quintana (5-7) managed to strike out 10 Royals over eight innings, but surrendered six hits--three of them solo homers--in Saturday's 4-1 loss.
Despite putting on a solid showing almost any time he takes the mound, the 27-year-old has now dropped six straight decisions. He uncharacteristically was done in by the long ball on a day when the bats seemed to have some extra pop in the Windy City, as the three homers he surrendered were the most he'd given up in any start this season. Quintana was otherwise typically sharp, throwing 77 of 109 pitches for strikes, and inducing 13 swings-and-misses. The 10 whiffs also equaled a season best, and despite the defeat, his ERA remains a very strong 2.66. Tellingly, the southpaw has only received a combined eight runs of support over his aforementioned six-start losing streak, a trend he hopes will finally be reversed when faces off against the Indians next Friday.