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Pirates’ Jones, Montgomery receive NL monthly honors for September
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Pirates White Sox Baseball Nam Y. Huh
This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
Pirates starter Jared Jones has been named the National League Pitcher of the Month for September, and left-hander Mason Montgomery was tabbed the league's Reliever of the Month.
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Jones made five starts this month and went 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA. In 29 innings, he allowed three runs on 13 hits with four walks and a league-leading 40 strikeouts. Opponents hit just .133 with a .338 OPS against him.
Jones, who returned from elbow surgery at the end of May, made 21 starts for the Pirates this season and went 5-6 with a 3.72 ERA.
The last Pirate to win NL Pitcher of the Month was Paul Skenes last July.
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