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Quintana excited to reach 10-win plateau
- Updated: August 21, 2016
CHICAGO — The only people with a greater postgame celebration than Jose Quintana following a 4-2 White Sox victory over Oakland Sunday probably would be White Sox fans and his teammates.
Quintana has worked four full seasons as a starter and a significant part of a fifth but had topped out at nine victories. Not reaching double-digit wins certainly isn’t Quintana’s fault, as his 58 no-decisions since 2012 and the White Sox 3.31 run-support average behind him this season would indicate.
But all the stars aligned for Quintana at U.S. Cellular Field, as he allowed two runs over seven-plus innings, had some great defensive plays behind him and received just enough run support. Nate Jones and David Robertson closed out the win, leading to Quintana’s excited reaction.
“He was just yelling and screaming like a little kid. He deserves it,” said White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier, who had three hits and two RBIs on Sunday. “Sometimes you gotta get like that in this game and bring it back to how …
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