For the second straight game, the Brewers got a strong debut from a new starting pitcher, but Jose Quintana’s performance on Friday night stole the spotlight from Quinn Priester’s outing on Thursday. Quintana, who tormented Brewer hitters for years before he signed late in the offseason, gave a masterclass in “crafty veteran lefty” and went seven hyper-efficient, shutout innings in a game that was close until Milwaukee’s bats broke it open late and gave them a comfortable shutout victory over one of the game’s best offenses.
After the Brewers went down in order in the first against Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodríguez, we got our first look at Quintana.