Frankie Montas hasn’t lived up to expectations since he joined the New York Yankees. In Monday’s 4-3 loss to the Angels, he had another bad start. Over six and a half innings, he gave up four runs and three home runs.
In the bottom of the fifth inning of a tied game, Shohei Ohtani hit a 1-2 splitter that cost him the most.
Ohtani hit a two-run home run that put the Angels ahead, even though Montas had only thrown splitters to the reigning AL MVP during that at-bat.
He’s a really good hitter and I probably shouldn’t have thrown the same four pitches in a row, Montas said.
In his fifth Yankee start, Montas made other errors. He allowed leadoff homers to Luis Rengifo and ex-Yankee Mike Ford. Ford’s first homer in a year.
I thought I threw the ball well, Montas said. I just couldn’t keep the ball in the park.
When the Yankees traded for him and Lou Trivino at the trade deadline, the right-hander had a 3.18 ERA with Oakland. In five starts for the Yankees, his ERA is now 7.01. Three out of the last five games the Yankees have lost.
Asked why he hasn’t been as good since the trade, Montas said, I don’t know. I keep throwing the same pitches. I think it’s a little bit of luck.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Aaron Boone was not pleased that Gleyber Torres had not turned a double play.
David Fletcher hit a “tailor-made” double-play ball to Isiah Kiner-Falefa with one out. Kiner-Falefa threw a perfect ball to Torres at second, but he didn’t have his foot on the bag, and the Angels challenged.
You’ve got to make sure you have the bag, Boone said. That’s not one you have to rush.
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