Quintana allowed just one run on four hits with five strikeouts over eight innings in a win Tuesday over the Red Sox.
Quintana had faced the minimum until Hanley Ramirez took him deep in the fifth inning. Ramirez would be the only runner to get past first base against Quintana. Nearly two-thirds of Quintana's strike zones went for a strike not in play (called strike, swinging strike or foul ball). That meant Quintana was pitching ahead in the count almost the whole night, and as a result he was able to quiet the Red Sox despite inducing just four swinging strikes.