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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1783524" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/jordan-montgomery-has-made-a-good-first--and-second--impression-for-cardinals/article_79976890-d760-532d-ada0-c8a2ea796eb5.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel" target="_blank">Rick Hummel</a></p><p></p><p>To say Jordan Montgomery has burst upon the Cardinals’ scene would be something of an understatement. But, before the left-hander acquired from the Yankees had reeled off 11 consecutive scoreless innings in his first two starts, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt admitted he had known little about the 6-foot-6 Montgomery.</p><p>“It’s been good,” said Goldschmidt. “ I think that’s all I’ve ever seen him pitch (other than highlight videos). “Literally, when he started against the Yankees (on Saturday), I was asking the first-base coach what pitches he had.</p><p>“But, man, he’s done great for us.”</p><p>Third baseman Nolan Arenado didn’t have much more knowledge of Goldschmidt other than to surmise, “If you’re in the Yankees’ rotation, you’re probably pretty good. So I knew he was solid. It’s been a lot of fun to play defense behind him.”</p><p></p><p>Montgomery said he enjoyed having that support in the field. “The defense has made it easy for me to do that—being able to throw to contact and knowing they’re going to be able to make a great play,” said Montgomery.</p><p>“But I definitely wanted to make a couple of good impressions and help us win.”</p><p>Counting Jose Quintana and Chris Stratton, who came with Quintana from Pittsburgh, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, “We got the right guys.”</p><p>Montgomery and left-hander Quintana, have allowed just three runs, all by Quintana, in 23 innings for an earned run average of 1.17. The Cardinals have won all four of those starts, including Friday night's 3-1 win over Milwaukee at a sold-out Busch Stadium.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1783524, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/jordan-montgomery-has-made-a-good-first--and-second--impression-for-cardinals/article_79976890-d760-532d-ada0-c8a2ea796eb5.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel']Rick Hummel[/URL] To say Jordan Montgomery has burst upon the Cardinals’ scene would be something of an understatement. But, before the left-hander acquired from the Yankees had reeled off 11 consecutive scoreless innings in his first two starts, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt admitted he had known little about the 6-foot-6 Montgomery. “It’s been good,” said Goldschmidt. “ I think that’s all I’ve ever seen him pitch (other than highlight videos). “Literally, when he started against the Yankees (on Saturday), I was asking the first-base coach what pitches he had. “But, man, he’s done great for us.” Third baseman Nolan Arenado didn’t have much more knowledge of Goldschmidt other than to surmise, “If you’re in the Yankees’ rotation, you’re probably pretty good. So I knew he was solid. It’s been a lot of fun to play defense behind him.” Montgomery said he enjoyed having that support in the field. “The defense has made it easy for me to do that—being able to throw to contact and knowing they’re going to be able to make a great play,” said Montgomery. “But I definitely wanted to make a couple of good impressions and help us win.” Counting Jose Quintana and Chris Stratton, who came with Quintana from Pittsburgh, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, “We got the right guys.” Montgomery and left-hander Quintana, have allowed just three runs, all by Quintana, in 23 innings for an earned run average of 1.17. The Cardinals have won all four of those starts, including Friday night's 3-1 win over Milwaukee at a sold-out Busch Stadium. [/QUOTE]
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