KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jordan Montgomery allowed one run over 5 innings to win in his return from a layoff of almost one month attributable to a knee damage, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas Metropolis Royals 6-2 Tuesday night time.
Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer and scored three runs.
Montgomery (7-5) allowed a season-low three hits, walked one and struck out two, throwing 39 of 67 pitches for strikes. He gave up hits to the primary two batters he confronted earlier than permitting only one extra hit over his 5 innings.
The 31-year-old left-hander, signed by the NL champions to a $25 million, one-year contract in March, had been sidelined since June 27 by proper knee irritation. He gained for the primary time since June 21 at Philadelphia.
“I felt snug on the market and ache free, and that was good to be ache free,” Montgomery stated. “I believe it simply messed with my supply somewhat bit, the place I used to be yanking every little thing and I did not wish to put any stress on my legs, however I grinded it out and I am glad to be right here now.”
Arizona supervisor Torey Lovullo stated Montgomery was nearing his pitch depend when he completed a 1-2-3 fifth inning.
“His changeup was in play, and that is a really key pitch for him,” Lovullo stated. “The primary go-round earlier than he obtained banged up, it was a pitch he was leaving out over the plate. The pitch was very, very efficient and he had a number of confidence in it.”
Montgomery obtained 4 swings and misses on 19 changeups and 6 foul balls.
“It obtained me by means of the sport,” Montgomery stated. “I used to be somewhat wild with every little thing else. My four-seam and my changeup actually obtained me by means of, obtained me some swing and miss once I wanted it.”
Bryce Jarvis pitched two shutout innings, and Joe Mantiply, Ryan Thompson and Kevin Ginkel completed as Arizona stopped the Royals’ four-game successful streak. Kansas Metropolis had gained eight of 10 coming in.
Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 with an RBI double within the first, ending his streak of 4 straight three-hit video games.
Marte hit a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole within the fifth in opposition to Alec Marsh (7-7), who gave up 5 runs, 5 hits and two walks in 5 innings. Marte adopted Geraldo Perdomo’s leadoff double along with his twenty first residence run.
“I used to be making an attempt to down and away with a changeup and he simply jumped it,” Marsh stated.
Christian Walker’s sacrifice fly and Gabriel Moreno’s two-out, two-run single constructed a 3-0 lead within the first.
Witt’s double was his thirteenth hit in 16 at-bats because the All-Star Sport, his sixth for further bases. Salvador Perez had an RBI single within the ninth.
Arizona optioned right-hander Humberto Castellanos to Triple-A Reno and activated Montgomery.
Kansas Metropolis agreed to a minor league contract with the sixth general draft decide Jac Caglianone, a two-way participant from the College of Florida.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
