Quintana (5-3) struck out five and surrendered eight hits and four earned runs over 6.1 innings in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Royals.
The talented southpaw ran into some difficulties as the game went on and received precious little run support from his offense. Quintana wasn't bad overall -- throwing 63 of 91 pitches for strikes and securing first-pitch strikes on 18 of 26 hitters -- but the sixth inning was his undoing, as he surrendered RBI doubles to Paulo Orlando and Lorenzo Cain, along with a run-scoring single to Kendrys Morales during the frame. The 27-year-old has seen his ERA rise after his last two starts, during which he's surrendered 13 hits and six earned runs over 13.1 innings. However, Quintana has also notably received only two total runs of support during that span. He'll face off with Corey Kluber and the Indians in his next start Wednesday.