Jordan Montgomery wins in debut, Diamondbacks get 22 hits in 17
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings in his season debut, Blaze Alexander hit a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 17-1 on Friday night.
Ahead 2-1, Arizona used a three-run fifth to pull away, stringing together three straight two-out hits against reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell by Christian Walker, Eugenio Suárez and Randal Grichuk. Grichuk’s two-run double to left drove in Walker and Suárez to give the Diamondbacks a 5-1 lead and knock Snell out of the game.
“It was hit after hit after hit,” Alexander said. “It was really, really exciting.”
Montgomery (1-0) threw 78 pitches, giving up one run and four hits with no walks and three strikeouts. He signed a one-year, $25 million deal with the Diamondbacks last month.
“I knew my shapes were fine,” Montgomery said. “My (velocity) was a little down from where it normally is mid-season, but also that should have been my first real game in (spring training). So, I’m just happy to be out there and be able to compete and be with the team.”
Related articles
- The 'real-life Martha' from Baby Reindeer bombarded Sir Keir Starmer with almost 300 emails, it has2024-05-21
Hong Kong: Trump says USA to revoke special status over China treaty 'violation'
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here2024-05-21Live export ban petition passes 20,000 signatures, organiser wants five times that
The Gulf Livestock 1. Photo: Splash247.com2024-05-21No sanctions on China over Hong Kong: PM
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here2024-05-21Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle
NEW YORK (AP) — “Baffling” is how Ray Romano calls the continued success of “Everybody Loves Raymond2024-05-21Peregrine lander: Technical hitch threatens US Moon mission
By Jonathan Amos, science correspondent for the BBCThe Vulcan rocket launching from Cape Canaveral,2024-05-21
atest comment