Perez Called Into Emergency Start With Almost No Notice

Martin Perez was given virtually no advance notice before making an emergency start, learning of the assignment while waking from a nap. Manager Walt Weiss was alerted by head trainer George Poulis in a frantic, last-minute manner. The chaotic circumstances suggest the originally scheduled starter was a very late scratch. This kind of unplanned pitching change can have meaningful implications for team preparation and bullpen usage.