Montas fired seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out nine in the loss to the Giants on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.
Montas allowed just four total baserunners across seven innings. It is the second time in his last five starts that he fired seven shutout innings. He left the game with the lead, but A.J. Puk surrendered a home run to lose the game. Montas has a 3.84 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with a solid 10.1 K/9 in 143 innings this season.