Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Jalen Beeks was tasked with what should have been a relatively stress-free assignment on Thursday night when manager Torey Lovullo sent him out to the mound to record the final three outs against the Colorado Rockies. But things took a turn thanks to a pesky insect flying around Coors Field that turned a comfortable mop-up assignment in an 8-1 game into an absolute struggle.
Beeks's second pitch of the outing sailed wide to Rockies' Brenton Doyle and it became clear the Diamondbacks southpaw was struggling with something as repeatedly tried to clear his throat and work through something.
