Montas allowed four earned runs on six hits and a walk across three innings in a Cactus League loss to the Mariners on Sunday. He struck out three.
The right-hander allowed a first-inning home run to Eugenio Suarez and pitched to plenty of more contact over his three frames. Montas' struggles were in sharp contrast to his first outing against the Royals on Tuesday, when he'd logged 2.2 scoreless frames. Despite the rocky stint Sunday, Montas still projects as Oakland's top starter if he isn't traded ahead of the regular season.