![The Chicago Cubs starter is getting the ball against the Milwaukee Brewers on October 1. - [ky3.com / YouTube screencap]](https://staticr1.blastingcdncf.com/media/photogallery/2018/10/1/660x290/b_502x220x82/the-chicago-cubs-starter-is-getting-the-ball-against-the-milwaukee-brewers-in-mondays-one-game-tie-breaker-image-via-ky3comyoutube_2109697.jpg "The Chicago Cubs starter is getting the ball against the Milwaukee Brewers on October 1. - [ky3.com / YouTube screencap]")
This is his seventh start against against the Brewers
Jose Quintana has taken the mound against the Brewers six times already this season. That's as weird as it sounds, because it means he's started in every series the two teams have had this year.
Cubs. Brewers. 1 game to decide the division.
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) October 1, 2018
Here's how the Cubs will line up behind Jose Quintana: https://t.co/tCpckj713v
He's been mostly dominant
Quintana has been a bit of a Brewers killer this season. In six starts, he has posted a 4-1 record and a 2.17 ERA. In 37 1/3 innings, he's got 33 strikeouts, while allowing just 35 baserunners.
Jose Quintana vs. the Brewers this year: 2.17 ERA in 6 starts.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) October 1, 2018
Josh Hader in his career vs. the Cubs: 7-for-58, 29 strikeouts, 1 HR.
He pitches well against the Brewers
Quintana's success against Milwaukee isn't just about this season. In 10 starts over his career, he's 6-2 with a 1.60 earned run average. In other words, he's very good. The 2.17 ERA this year has actually raised his career numbers.
Jose Quintana, who has a 1.60 ERA in 10 career starts against the Brewers, will start for the Cubs in Game 163 on Monday at Wrigley Field.
— ChicagoSports (@ChicagoSports) October 1, 2018
The Cubs forced their way into that tiebreaker by beating the Cardinals on Sunday.https://t.co/49kiaSaGlF via @MDGonzales pic.twitter.com/1T7SeJksZJ
There is that one game
I noted he is 4-1 against the Brewers this year? There is one start where he got hit pretty hard. On August 14, he went just five innings, allowing six hits, a walk, and hit two batters. He also allowed five earned runs, thanks to three homers allowed. That has been the extreme outlier in his career against the Cubs.
José Quintana last 5 starts:
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) September 12, 2018
1.84 ERA, 29.1 IP, 21 Hits, 10 BB, 25 K, 0 HR, 1.057 WHIP
10 career starts vs Brewers
1.60 ERA, 67.1 IP, 40 Hits, 15 BB, 63 K, 5 HR, 0.817 WHIP#Cubs
Don't expect a long outing
Even when Jose Quintana is dominant, the Chicago Cubs need to keep him on a short leash. The third time through the lineup, Quintana tends to get shelled. His slash line goes from .188/.261/.372 when talking about the second time through the order to .326/.411/.522 the third time through.
To the extent Jose Quintana is cruising today through five and then gets pulled, just remember Quintana's HUGE bugaboo this year: pic.twitter.com/ltBrFQyFrr
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) October 1, 2018
