Jose Quintana’s unfortunate lack of run support was covered in detail in Southside Showdown’s first half player grades, but Tuesday night’s ballgame against the Seattle Mariners bucked tradition and gave Quintana more than he needed to walk away with a victory.
Brett Lawrie started the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the second inning, his 12th home run of the year. Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano answered with a solo shot of his own in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jose Quintana was dominating the Mariners offense just as Chris Sale did in the first game of the series, similarly Wade Miley was able to hold the White Sox offense in check for several innings before they could figure out a different approach to the left-hander.