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Rebounds for 18th save Montgomery earned the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Tigers, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.

Impact Montgomery was called on one night after blowing a save and closed the door on 14 pitches. It was a strong end to a stellar second half in which he went 17-for-18 in save chances with a 1.42 ERA over 32 appearances. Overall, the southpaw enjoyed a breakout campaign, posting a 2.88 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 105:26 K:BB across 68.2 innings while tallying nine holds and 18 saves.

19 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both tea...

20 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Pirates' Mason Montgomery's Incredible Streak Ends DETROIT — Mason Montgomery has excelled as the Pittsburgh Pirates' closer, but his most recent game is one he'll hope to forget soon. Montgo...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Blows third save Saturday Montgomery (6-4) blew the save and took the loss Saturday as the Pirates fell 4-3 to the Tigers, giving up three runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning. He struck out one.

Impact The southpaw was the seventh pitcher of the afternoon for Pittsburgh in a bullpen day, but Montgomery couldn't protect a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, instead watching Eduardo Valencia walk it off with a two-run homer. It was Montgomery's third blown save of the season and his first since becoming the Bucs' primary closer after the All-Star break, ending a stretch of 17 straight conversions. Montgomery boasts a 2.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 103:26 K:BB in 67.2 innings during a breakout campaign.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3

Justin Verlander made a teary farewell, accompanied by his 7-year-old daughter as he left a major league mound for the final time in the Detroit Tigers’ 4-3 come-from-behind win ov...

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Dominant in 17th save Montgomery picked up the save Thursday versus St. Louis, striking out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning.

Impact The left-hander entered for the ninth inning with Pittsburgh holding a 2-1 advantage, and he closed things out in strong form by punching out the side in order to record his 17th save of 2026. Montgomery has turned into a late-inning weapon for the Pirates and hasn't given up a run since July 26. During that 25-game stretch, he's picked up three wins and converted all 15 of his save chances with a 0.68 WHIP and 34:7 K:BB.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Pirates beat the Cardinals 2-1 to secure their first non-losing season since 2018

The Pittsburgh Pirates have secured their first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over St. Louis

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Pirates unlocked Mason Montgomery with one devastating new pitch The Pittsburgh Pirates already knew Mason Montgomery could throw hard. What they needed was a way to make that velocity even more difficult...

6 DAYS AGO • RUMBUNTER.COM

Extends scoreless streak in 16th save Montgomery earned the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over Kansas City, allowing a hit while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Montgomery is up to 16 saves this season, as he extended his scoreless streak to 23.2 innings -- he's given up just nine hits and seven walks while striking out 34 in that span. Overall, Montgomery's lowered his ERA to 2.59 this season with a 1.03 WHIP and 99:26 K:BB across 66 innings.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Flores Jr. hits go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th as Pirates rally for 4-3 win and series sweep of Royals

Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series swe...

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Secures 15th save Montgomery earned the save in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Royals, allowing no hits and one walk with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Montgomery was called upon to protect a one-run lead in the ninth inning and worked around a leadoff walk to close things out. It continued a ridiculous second half for the 26-year-old, who's yielded just two earned runs while converting all 14 of his save opportunities in 28 appearances since the All-Star break. On the season, he owns 15 saves and nine holds to go along with a 2.63 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 98:26 K:BB across 65 innings.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Lowe's go-ahead homer in the 8th lifts the Pirates past the Royals, 6-5

Brandon Lowe hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Konnor Griffin's 2-run double highlights a 5-run second inning as Pirates hold off Brewers 7-4

Konnor Griffin hit a two-run single to key a five-run second inning and Henry Davis tacked on a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the NL Central champion Milwaukee...

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

Up to 14 saves Montgomery earned the save Thursday in a 7-4 win over the Brewers, allowing two walks while striking out two over 1.1 scoreless innings.

Impact It was another strong performance from Montgomery, who's been nearly untouchable since late July. The southpaw's now delivered 21.2 straight scoreless innings, allowing just eight hits while striking out 32 in that span. Montgomery has converted 14 saves this season while working to a 2.67 ERA with a 1.03 WHIP and 97:25 K:BB across 64 innings.

SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Lowe helps the Pirates top the Cubs 4-3 in series finale

Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Pittsburgh’s three-run sixth inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 to avoid a sweep of their weekend series

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Locks down another save Montgomery earned a save against the White Sox on Thursday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.

Impact Montgomery was summoned in the ninth inning with Pittsburgh up 2-0. He gave up a leadoff single to allow the tying run to come to the plate but retired each of the next three batters, getting the final out on a strikeout. Montgomery has notched a save each of the past two days and already has five saves through the first 10 days of September. He's been a revelation as the Pirates' closer and has now gone 20 straight contests without giving up an earned run. Over that stretch, Montgomery has earned three wins, gone 10-for-10 in save chances and posted a 30:4 K:BB over 19.1 innings.

SEPTEMBER 11 • ROTOWIRE

Jones, Cruz power the Pirates to a 2-0 win over the White Sox

Jared Jones pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Oneil Cruz added a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-...

SEPTEMBER 11 • Associated Press

Picks up 11th save Montgomery got the save Wednesday against the White Sox, striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Montgomery continued his scoreless streak to 18.1 innings with the save Wednesday. The left-hander has now converted save opportunities in his last four outings, and has not lost a game since June 26.

SEPTEMBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Valdez homers and the Pirates use 8 pitchers in a 4-2 win over the White Sox

Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh’s three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2...

SEPTEMBER 10 • Associated Press

Mason Montgomery's absurd Pirates scoreless streak deserves far more attention It's a funny thing how the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen went from being a terrible weakness to a legitimate strength. From the trade deadline...

SEPTEMBER 9 • RUMBUNTER.COM

Up to 10 saves Montgomery earned the save in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Angels, allowing a walk while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Montgomery improved to 10-for-12 in save chances this season while extending his scoreless streak to 17.1 innings -- he's allowed just seven hits while striking out 27 in that span. Montgomery's ERA is down to 2.87 on the season with a 1.06 WHIP and 92:23 K:BB across 59.2 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Paul Skenes ends seven-start winless drought, Henry Davis homers in Pirates' 1-0 victory over Angels

Paul Skenes pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings for his first win since July 19 and Henry Davis hit a home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Angels 1-0

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Earns save against Halos Montgomery came away with the save in Friday's 1-0 win over the Angels, allowing one hit while striking out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Friday's contest turned out to be a pitchers' duel between Jared Jones and Ryan Johnson, with Montgomery being called in for the ninth inning to protect Pittsburgh's one-run lead. He worked around a Mike Trout single to retire the side, finishing things off by getting Travis d'Arnaud to strike out looking. Montgomery has logged a save in back-to-back outings and is up to nine on the year with a 2.91 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over 58.2 innings.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Jones throws 6 strong innings, Mangum doubles in run in Pirates' 1-0 win over Angels

Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Friday night

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Pirates' Mason Montgomery Robbed of MLB Honor PITTSBURGH — The best Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher in the second half of 2026 is none other than Mason Montgomery, but not everyone understand...

SEPTEMBER 4 • SI.COM

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