"I think he pitched extremely well," catcher Austin Romine said. "Tonight, he moved in and out. His slider was very good early. His curveball was very good late, so were the pitches he saved for later in the game. Like I said before, I think he pitched extremely well."
Montgomery commanded the zone for much of the game, throwing first-pitch strikes to 18 of the 22 batters he faced. He didn't issue a walk, and only three times did the count reach three balls.
"His command was better," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He didn't walk people tonight.