Quintana opens his second half in fine form

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SEATTLE — When the White Sox needed it most, Jose Quintana kept Seattle runners from becoming runs until the Chicago offense finally got untracked.

Quintana, making his first start since pitching a scoreless inning in his first All-Star Game, stranded the go-ahead runner in scoring position in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings until the White Sox eventually broke out for a 6-1 victory over Seattle on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

“I felt pretty good. A couple innings in trouble, so I tried to make a critical pitch,” Quintana said. “I tried to keep the score close. Winning this game, that’s really important for us now.”

After giving up a home run to Robinson Cano that made it 1-1 in the fourth, Nelson Cruz singled …

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