HOUSTON -- Jordan Montgomery came up big in the Texas Rangers' biggest game of the year, continuing a personal scoreless streak, helping his club to preserve a perfect postseason and, just maybe, earning a new nickname in the process.
Montgomery outdueled future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander on Sunday, tossing 6 1/3 scoreless innings in Texas' 2-0 Game 1 victory over the defending champion Houston Astros. The gem was Montgomery's second-straight scoreless effort in the postseason, as pitching remains the key to Texas' startling 6-0 postseason mark.
"If (starting in the postseason) doesn't raise your game in the playoffs, I don't think you're doing it right," Montgomery said.