New York Yankees 23-year-old minor league starter Jordan Montgomery made his second straight strong start for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Railriders in Sunday’s 5-1 victory over the Syracuse Chiefs. He out-dueled Nationals’ elite pitching prospect Reynaldo Lopez, striking out five batters over six innings of shutout ball.
Montgomery was promoted to the International League on August 2nd, after compiling a 2.43 ERA in 115 innings of work for the Double-A Trenton Thunder. His peripheral stats on the season have also been strong. He’s struck out 8.1 per nine innings while walking 3.1 per nine.