When asked about his debut with the St. Louis Cards and how he needed to face his former team, Jordan Montgomery was open and honest.
The former starter for the New York Yankees said it was not what he wanted to do for his first time in a new organization. I am a competitor.
He showed it to others.
Nolan Arenado drove in the lone run as theCardinals handed the Yankees their fourth straight loss, defeating them by a single run.
It is difficult to throw against a team you just left. Oliver Marmol said that for him to do what he did was special. He had a lot of ground balls. Jordan did a great job.
Montgomery was taken out of the game for precautionary reasons after he said he had a problem with his leg. He gave up two hits and a walk with one strikeout, and he said that it's going to take him a while to get used to the humid climate in St. Louis.
He was worried about how hot it was. It's different from New York. I started to feel unwell. I was able to give the team five frames.
Arenado liked what he saw.
He did a great job." In his postgame interview on the field, the star third baseman said that it was going to be tough. He moved from a great team to a great team.
He competed his butt off. It was mind blowing. We got him because he did a great job.
Four pitchers combined to hold the Yankees to just two hits. Two runners got to second. He struck out the final two hitters and earned his 11th save of the season.
Paul Goldschmidt doubled with two outs and scored on a single by Arenado to give the D-backs a first-inning lead.
The loss was taken by Domingo German who gave up the run and four hits.
Judge said seeing Montgomery in red was different than seeing him in pinstripes. It was a bit funky.
St. Louis has won six in a row for the first time this season. The team is 10-2 over their past 12 games at Busch Stadium.
A crowd of 48,581 watched the home team's victory, the largest crowd in Busch Stadium's history.
Montgomery said that they played good baseball and were rewarded for it. It feels great. The team is performing well. I'm happy I was able to stay and keep it going.
The AP contributed.