The tall left-hander was activated off the Injured List and looks to regain his pitching form against the formidable Kansas City Royals
The Arizona Diamondbacks are facing off against the vaunted Kansas City Royals in game two of a three-game series. First pitch is at 5:10 PM local Arizona time. The D-backs lost badly yesterday 10-4, but that wasn't the big story.
However, should a player be hit by a pitch tonight on either side, don't be shocked if the benches were to clear or if more warnings or even an ejection are issued.The Arizona Diamondbacks made a roster move prior to today's game. They activated left-handed starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery off the 15-day Injured List as he's recovered from right knee inflammation.
Monty has been great against left-handed batters this year. It's the right-handers that have hit him hard. Left-handers are hitting just .227 with a .572 OPS. Right-handers are hitting .338 with an eye-popping OPS of .936. It's fair to wonder how deep Montgomery can pitch in tonight's game. He stretched out to three innings and 56 pitches in his last sim game. It would be surprising if he pitched more than five innings or 75 pitches tonight.The ASU product has pitched well over his first two years in the Majors. He's been roughly league average this year with a 95 ERA+ . He's given up 13 homers, but doesn't walk many with just 28 walks.
In the 10 innings, he's given up 11 hits, eight runs, four walks, and has struck out 10 batters. He's allowed three homers during that span. Bobby Witt Jr. will look to make Royals history by getting three more hits tonight and being the only Royals player to ever have three or more hits in five straight games. He's done it in four already.
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