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by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Quintana carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning before he surrendered a one-out broken-bat single to David Ortiz. He allowed just three hits as he fired 6 2/3 scoreless innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked two as he picked up his third win of the season.
"In the fifth inning, I realized, man, they haven't got a hit yet," Quintana said. "All I wanted to do was just get outs and keep the team ahead."
Quintana (3-1) picked up his first win since April 24. He is 1-1 with a 4.03 ERA in his last five starts. He is scheduled to make his next start Monday at home against the Cubs. He is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA in four starts at home.
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
"That’s not a big deal to me,” Garza told ESPN.com. "As long as I get outs, it works. I watched Jamie Moyer forever get outs at 81 mph. Velocity is nothing. I felt great. It sucks I couldn’t keep going."
It was easy for Garza to say that after averaging a healthy 93.4 miles per hour with his fastball, while not allowing a hit on either his four or two-seam offerings. He threw just 81 pitches in the game, and Garza obviously hopes the team will take the reigns off moving forward.
"You think they’re going to take me out without a fight?" Garza said. "The competitive part of me doesn’t want to leave what I started."
Garza held the Pirates to just one hit in five innings of work.
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Perkins, who entered the game in the ninth inning with a one-run lead, surrendered a two-out home run to Evan Gattis, which took the game to extras. He struck out two and allowed one run on one hit over one inning of work in a 5-4 defeat.
Perkins has allowed four runs over his last 11 2/3 innings of work. He is 8 of 9 in save chances this season.
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
Kimbrel set the Twins down without much drama, though he did hit Tyler Plouffe with a pitch with one out. He retired the next two batters easily, needing just 14 pitches to finish the inning. He struck out one batter and picked up a pair of groundball outs.
The Braves would go on to score in the bottom of the 10th, giving Kimbrel his first win of the season, 5-4. He now has a 2.45 ERA in 19 appearance, just two of which have not come in a save situation.
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Pelfrey gave up a run-scoring double to Freddie Freeman and a run-scoring single to Brian McCann in the opening frame. He pitched a scoreless inning in the second before he was pulled after a 1-hour, 26-minute rain delay. The right-hander was charged with two runs and four hits over two innings of work as he failed to factor in the decision. He struck out one and walked one in a 5-4 defeat in extras.
Pelfrey is scheduled to make his next start Sunday at Detroit. He is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in two starts against the Tigers this season.
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
The Orioles have reportedly decided to call up highly touted phenom Kevin Gausman from Double-A Bowie to start Thursday. Arrieta and T.J. McFarland were said to be the only two candidates for that start, but things changed for manager Buck Showalter, general manager Dan Duquette and the Orioles.
The Orioles need to make room the roster and it appears Arrieta is the most likely candidate to be sent out with McFarland a Rule 5 player that needs to stay on the roster.
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
Henderson, who saved just his third game since the start of May, allowed one hit and one walk, but held the Dodgers scoreless in a 5-2 win. He struck out three batters on 21 pitches, to give himself nine saves in as many opportunities.
Henderson has an 0.95 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 19 innings of work.
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Kluber pitched five scorless innings before serving up a solo home run to Andy Dirks and a two-run shot to Miguel Cabrera in the sixth inning. The right-hander was charged with three runs and eight hits over 6 1/3 innings of work in a 5-1 defeat.
Kluber has struck out 12 and allowed six runs over his last 12 1/3 innings of work. He is scheduled to make his next start Sunday at Boston. He is 3-1 with a 5.40 ERA in four appearances (three starts) away from Progressive Field.
by Jeff Tobin | Fantasy Writer
Grilli struck out one batter en route to his 18th save of the season, giving him the most in the National League. The run was just the third he has allowed all season, and second in 9 2/3 innings in the month of May.
Grilli has a 1.31 ERA in 20 2/3 innings of work, with 11 hits, five walks and 32 strikeouts.
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
He was 2 for 3 with two doubles before leaving. Aybar drove in Alberto Callaspo with a fourth-inning double to deep center. He scored twice and is batting .258.
The 29-year-old has driven in five runs in his last three games so this is an unfortunate time to get injured.
