Keider Montero was knocked out of this one early, and the bullpen took a beating throughout the middle innings to lose on Wednesday.
Montero’s inning unraveled with two outs in the second inning. A walk was followed by a Diego A. Castillo single and then Castillo stole second base. Montero couldn’t make the play on a comebacker that scored the first run. A two-run triple followed, and Montero was lifted as his pitch count in the inning got out of hand. Angel Reyes took over, hit the first batter he faced and then gave up the Saints second triple of the inning before finally getting out of the jam.