Montas (9-9) took the loss Monday, allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings as the A's fell 5-2 to the White Sox. He struck out six.
He wasn't at his best and needed 99 pitches (60 strikes) to record 15 outs, but Montas also didn't get much run support. The outing snapped a string of six straight quality starts for the right-hander, and since the beginning of July, Montas boasts a 2.79 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 60:15 K:BB through 48.1 innings.