Quintana Shelled in Tampa as Mets Lose 10-8

Fall down seven times, stand up eight. That’s a Japanese proverb.

The Mets got to Aaron Civale for seven runs. Jose Quintana gave up eight. That’s not a baseball proverb (or a winning formula.)

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Quintana had his worst outing of the season – giving up eight earned runs on 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings – as the Mets dropped the opener of their six-game road trip to Tampa Bay 10-8 to fall back to .500 at 16-16. Brett Baty went...