LHP Jose Quintana pitched five innings and gave up six runs and six hits while striking out six Thursday. The no-decision snapped a streak of 10 straight starts in which Quintana had allowed three or fewer earned runs, which was tied for the longest such run of his career. The six earned runs were the most Quintana has allowed since May 30 against the Boston Red Sox when he was pitching for the Chicago White Sox. His three surrendered home runs were the third time he has given up three home runs this season.

LHP Jose Quintana (2-1, 2.37 ERA) will start Thursday against the Diamondbacks. He is 6-9 overall, including a 4-8 record and a 4.49 ERA in 18 starts while with the White Sox before coming to the Cubs in a trade. He took the loss in his last outing at Milwaukee yet tossed a quality start in a 2-1 setback on Friday at Miller Park. Quintana is 0-2 with a 9.58 ERA in two career starts against the Diamondbacks. He faced Arizona earlier this season in an interleague series while with the White Sox. He gave up eight earned runs in 4 1/3 innings on May 24.

LHP Jose Quintana took his first loss since joining the Cubs despite holding the Brewers to two runs and four hits in six innings. He's 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA in three starts for the Cubs, who acquired him during the All-Star break from the crosstown White Sox.

LHP Jose Quintana, who spent six years with the White Sox, was honored with a video tribute in the first inning of Wednesday's night's game. Quintana was traded to the Cubs earlier this month, will miss pitching against his former team by one day and will make his third Cubs start on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Quintana tipped his cap to the crowd Wednesday night after receiving an ovation following the video tribute.

LHP Jose Quintana (2-0) made his second Cubs start and first at Wrigley Field since arriving in a trade with the White Sox. He worked six innings for his second Cubs win, allowing three runs on five hits, walked two and struck out seven. In his first two outings with the Cubs, he has struck out 19 while walking just two. He's 6-8 overall with a 2.55 ERA and is 4-1 in his last nine starts.

BALTIMORE -- Jose Quintana made a sensational debut for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 on Sunday to open the second half of the season with a three-game sweep.Quintana, acquired Thursday in a blockbuster trade with the crosstown White Sox for four minor league prospects, dazzled the Orioles over seven scoreless innings, striking out 12 and allowing just three hits in the process.Catcher Willson Contreras, batting cleanup, recorded the first four-hit game of his career, while Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant each homered for the defending World Series champions.The Cubs climbed back over .500 at 46-45 and pulled within 4 1/2 games of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Chicago scored 27 runs and hit 10 home runs in the series.Dodgers 3, Marlins 2MIAMI -- Justin Turner, who is hitting .374, homered and drove in two runs to lead Los Angeles.The Dodgers (64-29), who have the best record in the majors, have won 29 of their past 33 games, including nine in a row. They swept... [More]

BALTIMORE -- Jose Quintana made a sensational debut for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 on Sunday to open the second half of the season with a three-game sweep.Quintana, acquired Thursday in a blockbuster trade with the crosstown White Sox for four minor league prospects, dazzled the Orioles over seven scoreless innings, striking out 12 and allowing just three hits in the process.Catcher Willson Contreras, batting cleanup, recorded the first four-hit game of his career, while Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant each homered for the defending World Series champions.The Cubs climbed back over .500 at 46-45 and pulled within 4 1/2 games of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Chicago scored 27 runs and hit 10 home runs in the series.Dodgers 3, Marlins 2MIAMI -- Justin Turner, who is hitting .374, homered and drove in two runs to lead Los Angeles.The Dodgers (64-29), who have the best record in the majors, have won 29 of their past 33 games, including nine in a row. They swept... [More]

LHP Jose Quintana was sensational in his first start for the Chicago Cubs, striking out 12 over seven scoreless innings to match a club record for most strikeouts in debut. Acquired Thursday in a blockbuster deal with the crosstown White Sox, Quintana has now struck out 10 or more batters three times this season and 10 times in his career. He is just the third pitcher and the first lefty to pitch for both the Cubs and the White Sox in the same season. He is 3-0 with three no-decisions in his last six starts. Overall, he is 5-8 with a 4.20 ERA.

LHP Jose Quintana, acquired in a blockbuster trade with the White Sox Thursday, will start the series finale in Baltimore on Sunday. Quintana, who will wear No. 62, met with manager Joe Maddon and talked with his new teammates Friday and was all smiles when asked what it felt like to be a Cub now. "I'm really happy," he said. "I think it was the best situation for me."

Jose Quintana is headed across town after a trade Thursday sent the left-handed starter from the Chicago White Sox to the Cubs in exchange for four prospects.Quintana is under team control until 2020 at a team-friendly contract that includes $8.85 million in 2018, and team options in 2019 ($10.5 million) and 2020 ($11.5 million).In return for Quintana, a steady frontline starter who should bring consistency to a shaky Cubs' rotation, the White Sox landed outfielder Eloy Jimenez, the No. 5 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America's midseason rankings, right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, first baseman Matt Rose and infielder Bryant Flete.The deal between Chicago teams is the 15th in the teams' history and first since 2006, when the White Sox sent left-handed reliever Neal Cotts to the North Side.Quintana, 28, is 4-8 with a 4.49 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 18 starts this season, his sixth with the White Sox. Quintana has gone 50-54 with a 3.51 ERA and 890 strikeouts in 172 career games... [More]

Jose Quintana is headed across town after a trade Thursday sent the Chicago White Sox left-handed starter to the Cubs in exchange for four prospects.Quintana is under team control until 2020 at a team-friendly contract that includes $8.85 million in 2018, and team options in 2019 ($10.5 million) and 2020 ($11.5 million). He is scheduled to make his Cubs debut Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.In return for Quintana, a steady frontline starter who should bring consistency to a shaky Cubs' rotation, the White Sox landed outfielder Eloy Jimenez, the No. 5 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America's midseason rankings, right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, first baseman Matt Rose and infielder Bryant Flete."The reality is, this is for the long haul," Cubs president Theo Epstein said Thursday. "This deal gives a chance to step back and survey the rest of the market. A lot will depend on how we play."The Cubs reportedly kicked the tires on multiple starters, including Detroit Tigers right-hander... [More]

LHP Jose Quintana is headed across town after a trade Thursday sending the Chicago White Sox left-handed starter to the Cubs in exchange for four prospects. In return for Quintana, a steady frontline starter who should bring consistency to a shaky Cubs' rotation, the White Sox landed outfielder Eloy Jimenez, the No. 5 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America's midseason rankings, right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, first baseman Matt Rose and infielder Bryant Flete. Quintana, 28, is 4-8 with a 4.49 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 18 starts this season, his sixth with the White Sox.

Jose Quintana is headed across town after a trade Thursday sent the Chicago White Sox left-handed starter to the Cubs in exchange for four prospects.Quintana is under team control until 2020 at a team-friendly contract that includes $8.85 million in 2018, and team options in 2019 ($10.5 million) and 2020 ($11.5 million). He is scheduled to make his Cubs debut Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.In return for Quintana, a steady frontline starter who should bring consistency to a shaky Cubs' rotation, the White Sox landed outfielder Eloy Jimenez, the No. 5 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America's midseason rankings, right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, first baseman Matt Rose and infielder Bryant Flete."The reality is, this is for the long haul," Cubs president Theo Epstein said Thursday. "This deal gives a chance to step back and survey the rest of the market. A lot will depend on how we play."The Cubs reportedly kicked the tires on multiple starters, including Detroit Tigers right-hander... [More]

Jose Quintana is headed across town after a trade Thursday sent the Chicago White Sox left-handed starter to the Cubs in exchange for four prospects.Quintana is under team control until 2020 at a team-friendly contract that includes $8.85 million in 2018, and team options in 2019 ($10.5 million) and 2020 ($11.5 million).In return for Quintana, a steady frontline starter who should bring consistency to a shaky Cubs' rotation, the White Sox landed outfielder Eloy Jimenez, the No. 5 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America's midseason rankings, right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, first baseman Matt Rose and infielder Bryant Flete."The reality is, this is for the long haul," Cubs president Theo Epstein said Thursday. "This deal gives a chance to step back and survey the rest of the market. A lot will depend on how we play."The Cubs reportedly kicked the tires on multiple starters, including Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander and Oakland Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray.Epstein... [More]

LHP Jose Quintana (4-8, 4.37 ERA) will make his 17th start of the season Sunday afternoon against the Rangers. The 28-year-old has not allowed a run in either of his past two outings, and is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his past three starts. In five career starts against the Rangers, he is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA.

LHP Jose Quintana threw 6 1/3 shutout innings while striking out six in Tuesday night's victory. He has a 1.78 ERA in five starts in June and hasn't given up a run in his last 17 innings.

LHP Jose Quintana has started to round into form after a disappointing start to his season. Quintana (4-8) pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings against Minnesota on Thursday to earn his second straight win and the 50th of his career. He allowed five hits and struck out nine batters. The left-hander has a 2.25 ERA (six earned runs, 24 innings) in four June starts after starting the month with a 5.60 ERA.

LHP Jose Quintana improved to 6-2 with a 1.77 ERA in his nine career starts against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. He allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings in the 11-4 victory. Entering the game, he had received the lowest run support of any starter in the major leagues at 2.65 per game. It was his first win since May 2, a span of seven winless starts. "Every time is good when you get a lot of (run) support," Quintana said. "Wow, it was a lot of runs, though. I needed that outing to get my confidence high again. Threw a lot of strikes, had good command. I don't know. I know I have really good outings here."

LHP Jose Quintana (2-8, 5.30 ERA) is scheduled to make his 14th start of the season, seventh on the road and first against Toronto on Friday. He's 0-4 with a 6.51 ERA over his last seven starts, which include two quality efforts. His last win came May 2 at Kansas City when he tossed eight scoreless innings. Quintana is 5-2 with a 1.67 ERA over eight starts agains the Blue Jays and 4-0 in four career starts in Toronto.

LHP Jose Quintana's record fell to 2-8 with the 4-2 loss to Cleveland. Quintana gave up three runs and five hits in five innings, and his ERA was the same coming out of the game as it was going into the game: 5.30, which is over two runs higher than his career ERA. "At some point you have to figure it will click for him," manager Rick Renteria said. "You know he'll settle down and may be the second half guy we need."