Lloyd McClendon made it clear that he doesn't want Mike Montgomery shaking off his catcher between pitches as much as he does.

"One of the things this kid's got to understand is that when he came to the big leagues, the catcher put down a sign and he threw a pitch," McClendon said. "Now he's thinking too much — too much shaking off. That's not acceptable."

Montgomery surrendered five hits and three earned runs over four innings on Saturday against the Texas Rangers.

The 26-year-old rookie is 4-4 with a 3.25 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 60 strikeouts in 80.1 innings.