Frankie Montas turns back clock w/ Opening Day win
Frankie Montas held the Nationals in check on Thursday, throwing six shutout innings, while striking out four and allowing just four hits.
Advice: No matter who the opponent was, it was a great moment for Montas, who was limited to just 1 1/3 innings in 2023 while coming off of surgery. His fastball velocity was down a little bit from what we’re used to but 95.4 mph in the first start of the season is nothing to be concerned about He continued to ride his splitter, throwing it 27 percent of the time and getting three whiffs on nine swings. Overall, Montas had a solid 21 percent whiff rate and 28 percent CSW, but he was facing a pretty mediocre offense. He’s not a recommended start next week against the Phillies.
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