Jordan Montgomery makes D-Backs debut; Southpaw twirls six innings opposite Blake Snell in first start of 2024

The Arizona Diamondbacks welcomed one of their top offseason pickups to the rotation Friday night. Left-hander Jordan Montgomery made his 2024 debut against the Giants at Oracle Park (GameTracker), and he held San Francisco to just a Jorge Soler solo homer over six innings. Montgomery struck out three and was efficient, throwing only 78 pitches of which 54 were strikes. Here is Montgomery's first strikeout with the D-Backs: Montgomery, a postseason hero with the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers …