Montgomery willing to adapt to new 'pen role

6/30/15: Mike Montgomery does not allow a hit until the 7th inning in a one-hit shutout against the Padres to earn his third win of 2015PEORIA, Ariz. -- Sometimes the pieces just fit together. Sometimes the obvious moves are the best ones. So it is that the Mariners hope left-handed starter Mike Montgomery -- out of Minor League options and facing long odds to crack the rotation -- can help fill the void in a bullpen where injuries have created several openings.

Montgomery threw back-to-back shutouts last year as a rookie starter, flashing the considerable potential that made him a first-round Draft pick of the Royals in 2008. But he faded in the second half of the season, was shipped back…