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Montgomery impresses in first Cubs start
- Updated: August 21, 2016
DENVER — Filling in for the injured John Lackey, left-hander Mike Montgomery showed he can hold his own in the Cubs’ rotation.
Starting his third game this season but first for Chicago, Montgomery tossed 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball in the Cubs’ 9-2 win over the Rockies on Saturday night. He held a no-hit bid until Nick Hundley’s home run ended his night.
Montgomery had mixed results as a starter in Seattle last season with a 4.60 ERA over 16 starts. The Mariners converted him to a reliever successfully, and the Cubs acquired him in July. Between the two teams he has a 2.41 ERA.
Montgomery had not thrown more than 42 pitches in any of his seven appearances with the Cubs, so manager Joe Maddon lifted him after 60 pitches Saturday.
“It was almost like Spring Training for him tonight,” Maddon said. “Just stretching him out to the point that you’re comfortable with the guy progressing. I thought he was outstanding. Would I have loved to have left him out there? Of …
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