Quintana allowed a single run on four hits over 7.1 innings Wednesday against Kansas City, striking out five and walking one in a no-decision.
He left the game with a 1-0 lead and a man on second, but reliever Nate Jones promptly gave up a game-tying double and the White Sox went on to lose in 14 innings. Despite the unsatisfactory conclusion to this one, it has to be chalked up as yet another excellent outing from Quintana, who's in the midst of his finest MLB season. However, there are warning signs underlying his 2.85 ERA, as he's benefited from strong luck on balls in play and a high strand rate despite allowing more hard contact than ever before. Look for some second-half regression, but Quintana's still a good fantasy starter -- just not quite this good.