Mason Montgomery pitches scoreless inning as opener Sunday
by David Leisering | Pirates Correspondent | Sun, Jun 7th 10:25pm EDT
Mason Montgomery pitched a scoreless first inning as the opener on Sunday during the Pirates' 3-2 loss to the Braves.
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Montgomery needed 25 pitches to get through the first as he allowed a pair of walks and a double to Ozzie Albies. However, he was able to strike out the struggling Austin Riley with the bases loaded to escape damage. He also struck out Ronald Acuna, Jr. for the first out of the inning. Montgomery has served as the opener in four games this season and has not allowed a run in four innings while striking out seven on those occasions. Overall, in 26 appearances this season, Montgomery has pitched to a 4.56 ERA while striking out 34 batters in 25.2 innings.
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