Jordan Montgomery To Make Debut Against Tampa Bay
Pitcher Jordan Montgomery will be making his Major League debut when New York plays Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium today.
New York who has a record of 3-4 and is coming off an 8-1 win over Tampa Bay in their home opener at Yankee Stadium.
Michael Pineda was nothing short of fantastic Monday afternoon when New York had their home opener against Tampa Bay.
He threw 6 2/3 innings of an electric 11-strikeout performance, leading the Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Rays in their home opener.
The right-hander Michael Pineda relied heavily on his devastating slider, Pineda retired the first 20 batters before Evan Longoria's two-out double to left field in the seventh inning. Pineda received a standing ovation as he exited with two outs in the eighth, snapping an 11-start winless streak as he picked up his first victory since Aug. 5 at Cleveland. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/223408178/michael-pineda-takes-perfect-game-bid-into-7th/
The New York offense didn't look so bad either as Aaron Judge and Chase Headley homered off Rays starter Alex Cobb, who permitted five runs four of them were earned while he also gave up six hits over 7 1/3 innings. Jacoby Ellsbury and Matt Holliday contributed run-scoring doubles as the Yankees improved to 16-4 in home openers since 1998. Starlin Castro also got in on the action by belting an umpire reviewed "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/223408178/michael-pineda-takes-perfect-game-bid-into-7th/
Michael Pineda would have had a perfect start if it hadn't been for Tampa Bay first baseman Logan Morrison who had a home run to right-center field reviewed by the umpires in the eighth inning. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/223408178/michael-pineda-takes-perfect-game-bid-into-7th/
The 24-year-old left -hander Jordan Montgomery was 14-5 with a 2.13 ERA in the Minors last year and he will me making his first start. Will the New York offense be able to back up his first start in the Majors? How will he do in his first big league start? He will face Tampa Bay left -hander Blake Snell who has a record of 0-1 Snell is 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA in four career starts against the Yankees. He is 0-1 with a 4.70 ERA in two starts at Yankee Stadium. One of those was his Major League debut April 23, 2016. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/223408178/michael-pineda-takes-perfect-game-bid-into-7th/
First pitch is set for 1:05 pm. The game will be televised on the Major League Baseball Network.
Good Luck Jordan in your first big league start with the New York Yankees!