Brewers' Chad Patrick briefly deals with vision trouble before staying in game and earning the win

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee pitcher Chad Patrick experienced vision trouble that caused the Brewers’ training staff to check him on the mound before the second inning of a 13-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

>Patrick said after the game he was feeling better, but acknowledged it was a scary situation for that brief period.

>“It felt like I couldn’t see for a good 15-20 seconds,” Patrick said.

>Patrick stayed in the game and allowed two runs over five innings as the winning pitcher.

>Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Patrick also had vomited between innings. Patrick said the stomach issues are customary for him on days when he’s pitching.

>But this vision problem was something he hadn’t experienced before.

>“It felt like my eyeballs were at the top of my head,” Patrick said. “It was like blurry, kind of. I don’t know. It was a weird feeling, a feeling I definitely don’t want to have again.”

>As the Brewers’ staff went to check on him, television cameras showed Patrick rubbing his eyes and saying, “I can’t see” at one point.

>“When he got back out there, the blood kind of rushed to his head or whatever and he couldn’t focus for a minute,” Murphy said.

>Patrick eventually took a few warmup pitches before the game resumed. He walked Adrian Del Castillo to start the second inning before retiring the next two batters on a liner and a double-play grounder.

>The 27-year-old right-hander said he started feeling better after allowing that leadoff walk. He ended up striking out five while giving up five walks and just one hit in his five-inning stint.

>Patrick said he had his blood pressure taken after leaving the game and that everything seemed fine.

>“It was just a different feeling (before the second inning),” Patrick said. “I feel fine. I feel better now.”

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