While Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks fans were still trying to figure out how to watch the matinee game on Facebook, Arizona starting pitcher Clay Buchholz (he of the 7-2 mark and 2.01 ERA) was scratched from the mound before he ever threw a pitch. It was later revealed that he had right elbow tightness and couldn’t make the start.
It was that kind of day for Arizona, a team that couldn’t figure out the continued mastery of Kyle Freeland on a warm, sunlit afternoon in downtown Denver. Freeland allowed just two hits through the game’s first six innings to boost Colorado to a 10-3 decision, cementing their hold at the National League West lead.