KANSAS CITY -- Jordan Montgomery returned to the starting rotation Tuesday night and gave the Diamondbacks exactly what they had hoped he would. The veteran left-hander kept the Royals off balance for five solid innings to pave the way for the D-backs’ 6-2 victory at Kauffman Stadium.

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This story was excerpted from Steve Gilbert’s D-backs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO -- There are 10 days to go before the Trade Deadline, and D-backs GM Mike Hazen and his staff have been working the

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