CHICAGO -- Left-hander Mike Montgomery has come up empty in seven career starts for the Chicago Cubs.
It is the longest run to begin a Cubs career without a win and Montgomery will try again for a breakout victory when he faces the San Diego Padres in the middle game of a three-game series at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
Montgomery (0-3, 2.56 ERA) started the season in the bullpen but moved into the rotation when right-hander Kyle Hendricks was placed on the disabled list (right hand tendinitis) on June 8.