Cubs’ Jose Quintana, Javy Baez shine vs. Dodgers at Wrigley

Jose Quintana actually blew it. Blew an opportunity, that's, to develop into the primary Cubs pitcher since Ryan Dempster in 2012 — and the primary Cubs lefty since Ken Holtzman in 1969 — to string collectively three straight scoreless begins masking a minimum of seven innings apiece. Yes, we're utilizing “blew” very loosely. The new, unofficial Cubs ace? That may be stretching it, however Quintana (3-1) was locked in once more Tuesday in a 7-2 victory towards the Dodgers within the opener of a three-game collection at Wrigley Field. He went seven robust innings for the third straight outing and got here near retaining the National League’s highest-scoring workforce off the scoreboard.Chicago Cubs' Jose Quintana pitches towards the

All-Star gazing: Jose Quintana twirls one other scoreless

MIAMI — It was only a quiet, impassive remark early in spring coaching from essentially the most earnest and understated beginning pitcher within the Cubs’ rotation. Goals for 2019? “For sure I want to go back to the All-Star Game,” Jose Quintana stated. Fast-forward to Tuesday evening, and the Cubs’ fifth starter in identify solely seems like a person with a imaginative and prescient that could be beginning to come to life. Man on a mission: Jose Quintana (2-1, 3.43) could be 14 scoreless innings nearer to the All-Star choice he seeks after Tuesday's victory in Miami. Armed with a newly refined changeup, a devastating curveball and a swing-and-miss excessive fastball, the Cubs left-hander made fast work

Brewers rock Crew-killer Jose Quintana, ship Cubs to sixth

MILWAUKEE — Contrary to in style social-media opinion and sports-talk math, the Brewers aren’t in place to get rid of the Cubs from National League Central competition throughout their weekend sequence at Miller Park. Not even after pouncing on longtime Brewers killer Jose Quintana for eight runs in three innings on the way in which to a 13-10 victory within the sequence opener Friday that despatched the Cubs to their sixth consecutive loss. The Cubs have but to play a house sport and are already 5½ video games again of first place for the primary time since July 2017, when crew president Theo Epstein admittedly was on the verge of promoting off gamers on the commerce deadline. ‘‘I