Purple Row · Jul 22, 2016
Isotopes stunned by Butler's sudden implosion
Eddie Butler went from throwing a no-hitter for the Isotopes to allowing six runs in the sixth inning and taking the loss. - Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesRight-hander goes from throwing a no-hitter to giving up six runs in the sixth inning
Eddie Butler was brilliant for five innings on Thursday afternoon for the Albuquerque Isotopes.
Then came a truly spectacular, horrific implosion, the kind that can either serve as a great lesson or could end up being the beginning of the end.
That will be up to Butler, but if he was wondering how others viewed the start, his manager did not mince any words.