It was a rare sight at Coors Field on Monday: a Rockies position player taking the mound as a pitcher.
Colorado veteran first baseman Mark Reynolds pitched the ninth inning of Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Giants. His line: one inning pitched, two hits, two earned runs and walk.
“It’s still nerve-wracking, to be honest with you,” the 33-year-old Reynolds said. “But it was good to be able to save those arms in the bullpen.”
It was the third time in Colorado history in which a Rockies position player took the mound.