In a day with all sorts of surprises, the Isotopes and River Cats slugged out a 12 to 5 game where the Isotopes starting pitcher was changed just hours before the game, the replacement was injured in eight pitches and the wind was gusting over 55 MPH at times.
Tyler Matzek was pulled from the start just hours before the game. The Isotopes Media was told “He will work on his game outside of game competition.” by Isotopes Media Director Lee Van Horn which was followed up by comments from Walt Weiss.
“We’re taking him out of competition for a bit,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss told The Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders.