Mets' Frankie Montas knocked around as concerns come roaring back
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PITTSBURGH — Frankie Montas reverted to the form Sunday that caused concern during his minor league rehab assignment.
The veteran right-hander, in his second start off the injured list, surrendered two home runs in the first inning and was removed after the fourth in the Mets' 12-1 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park.
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Overall, Montas allowed six earned runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and one walk.
Montas pitched to a 12.05 ERA in six minor league starts while rehabbing a high-grade lat strain.
But Montas shined in his season debut for the Mets, with five scoreless innings against the Braves last Tuesday.
Frankie Montas pitches during the Mets-Pirates game on June 29, 2025.
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This time he faced eight batters in the first inning.
'It was just the first inning, I was missing my spots a little bit,' said Montas, who fell into a 5-0 hole before recording the third out. 'After that I thought I threw some pretty good pitches.'
The Mets could have used length from Montas, a day after the bullpen was needed for seven innings behind an underwhelming Paul Blackburn performance following a 1 ½-hour rain delay.
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A night earlier, David Peterson failed to complete five innings.
'I wanted to go out there and go as long as I can,' said Montas, who threw 86 pitches in his four innings. 'I feel like [Richard] Lovelady did a real good job picking me up, but I have got to pitch in another five days and I have got to continue working on things.'
Montas' next turn will come during the Subway Series, most likely on Saturday.
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Frankie Montas watches as Tommy Pham rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the Mets-Pirates game on June 29, 2025.
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Montas spent an injury-plagued two seasons with the Yankees.
On this day Oneil Cruz's two-run homer in the first inning placed Montas in a 4-0 hole after Ke'Bryan Hayes had delivered a two-RBI single.
Tommy Pham followed Cruz's blast with a homer.
'[Montas] couldn't put hitters away,' manager Carlos Mendoza said. 'He gets two outs and he gets ahead of Hayes and he's not able to finish that at-bat. He puts the ball in play and then the pitch [a cutter] to Cruz. I think it's more like pitch selection there. That's not a good pitch, a pitch that he hammers. Same thing with [Pham], he's a pretty good four-seam fastball hitter and once he gets ahead he leaves a pitch up in the zone for a homer.'
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