Cal Quantrill strikes out eight in loss to Brewers

Quantrill had gotten through three scoreless innings until Lazaro Montes tagged him for a three-run blast in the fourth. He’d recover with two more scoreless innings, ending his day after six with a quality start and in line for the win while collecting four strikeouts. The 31-year-old right-hander will take a 2.89 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and a 77/25 K/BB ratio across 102 2/3 innings into a start against the Diamondbacks in Arizona on Sunday.

The Rangers are pushing Cody Bradford back an extra day to take the ball against Seattle on Wednesday instead. It doesn’t appear to be an injury-related situation. Quantrill has been an unexpected revelation for Texas, posting a surreal 2.79 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 73/24 K/BB ratio across 96 2/3 innings this season. It’s hard to argue against his streaming appeal against a Seattle lineup that has consistently struggled to score runs this season.

Quantrill struck out five batters in the ballgame while issuing a pair of free passes. He retired the first eight hitters to start the game in order, then allowed a pair of two-out singles to Nick Fortes and Yandy Díaz with two outs in the third inning. Those were the only hits he’d surrender. The 31-year-old righty got nine whiffs on 95 offerings, posting a CSW of 25 percent. He now boasts a 7-5 record, 2.79 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 73/24 K/BB ratio over 96 2/3 innings in 29 appearances (12 starts) on the season. He’ll try to keep the magic going as he takes on the Mariners in Seattle on Wednesday.

Quantrill has pitched 13 scoreless innings in his last two starts and is now an impressive 6-4 with a 2.90 ERA in 10 starts and 17 relief appearances this season. He was 16-30 with a 5.39 ERA over the previous three years. Quantrill will likely start in Milwaukee next weekend.

Quantrill dominated the Nationals on Tuesday, holding them scoreless over a season-high seven innings. He scattered four hits and did not walk a batter while collecting five strikeouts on an efficient 61 of 91 pitches for strikes. The 31-year-old right-hander has allowed one run or fewer in each of his last four starts. He’ll take a 3.13 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 54/22 K/BB ratio across 77 2/3 innings into a start against the Angels in Texas on Sunday.

Quantrill did walk three, but he was able to keep that self-inflicted damage at bay while allowing just a Mike Trout RBI single. The 31-year-old has been a pleasant surprise at the back of the Texas rotation, and now has a 3.44 ERA for his trouble. He’ll get a chance to lower it next week against the Nationals, if the Rangers’ rotation order doesn’t change.

That’s the best a team can hope for from Quantrill, but it wasn’t enough for the Rangers against Logan Webb. Quantrill dropped to 4-4 with a 3.62 ERA. He might be shifted to middle relief now with the Rangers set to get Jordan Montgomery and Cody Bradford back from the IL.

Quantrill was outstanding, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out seven and throwing 45-of-69 pitches before exiting. He blanked the Tampa Bay lineup before Junior Caminero was able to procure and RBI triple in the sixth. It’s safe to say that this has basically come out of nowhere considering Quantrill’s struggles in 2026, but he’s done a nice job with the Texas staff, and his ERA on the season is now 3.84 to pair with a 4-3 record. He’ll get a chance to do it again versus the Astros on Sunday.

Quantrill followed opener Tyler Alexander and got himself through three innings here. His second of which was cumbersome. He walked both Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery to start the inning and let each come around to score via two two-out singles. Both of his other two innings were clean, but don’t look to Quantrill in anything besides the very deepest of leagues.

Quantrill pitched himself out of a tough situation in the first inning when he got Mauricio Dubón to fly out with runners on second and third to end the frame. He was less fortunate in the second inning, as the Braves slapped four singles and drove in two runs to give them an early 2-0 lead, and by the fourth inning, the Braves had increased their lead to 6-0 thanks to homers by Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson. Quantril would make it out of the frame but was pulled to begin the fifth inning, bringing an end to his worst start of the season. He only allowed one free pass, but the six runs and 11 hits he surrendered were both season-highs. Hopefully, this is just a one-off for a pitcher who entered the day with a 3.11 ERA. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the White Sox.