BOSTON — Manager Scott Servais signaled the latest tweak in his bullpen Saturday by letting lefty Mike Montgomery work the final 3 1/3 innings behind rookie Adrian Sampson in a 6-2 loss to Boston.
Montgomery is shifting back to lower-leverage situations in the middle of games rather than being spotted as a match-up lefty. Those match-up and higher-leverage situations will now switch primarily to Vidal Nuno.
"We’re giving (Montgomery) a chance to stretch out and work on some pitches," Servais said. "That’s probably when he’s done best for us — when he goes multiple innings instead of trying to match him up.