Shortly after surrendering his fifth run of the night, Jordan Montgomery appeared to be surprised when Aaron Boone emerged from the dugout in the bottom of the third to call on Ron Marinaccio, and Montgomery also appeared to ask Boone, “why?”
Many on social media had the same sentiment about Montgomery questioning the move in the first place, given the fact that he had allowed two home runs and three doubles up to that point, but Boone wasn’t surpised with the reaction.
“That’s the thing about Monty,” Boone said. “He always wants the ball, whether it’s going great or a night like tonight where he’s struggling…the kind of at-bats they were having against him, being over 70 pitches in the third inning.”
Montgomery told reporters after the game that he understood the decision, but as always, he didn’t want to accept it.
“I wanted to be out there, but I sucked,” Montgomery said. “Obviously, I needed to be pulled. But I was ready to throw as many pitches as necessary.”
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