I was about to make surface adjustments, starting with the 2000 pad as you did. But a curious thing happened. My IT slug suddenly wouldn't screw in. Took the ball to my PSO, and he noted the core had shifted, and that the ball was obviously still curing. Storm agreed to a warranty replacement, so I took a Pearl off the wall my PSO had in the shop. 
 
The solid would probably would have been better with the 2000 pad adjustment. The Pearl is marginally OK, but if I keep it I can't see using it beyond a practice ball. I'll adjust the cover soon just to see if it has possibilities.

I can understand that. I think the Match Up pearl was designed more for a value price point ball, than a performance ball for tournament bowlers. It's a good pro shop ball for a customer that is fairly new looking for a little more board coverage (or is just a little too speed dominate) than a Tropical Storm, or a Breeze, but doesn't want the hook potential or price point that a bigger core or cover would give them.

Personally, I prefer the Hectic or JoyRide over the Match Up pearl, as a step down from the Match up Hybrid, or Match Up solid in my arsenal.

I actually just drilled a Match Up hybrid, and like it. Has very similar length to my out of box covered Match Up, but a little more pop on the backend. Also, the hybrid is a touch more forgiving than the pearl, for me.

I can understand that. I think the Match Up pearl was designed more for a value price point ball, than a performance ball for tournament bowlers. It's a good pro shop ball for a customer that is fairly new looking for a little more board coverage (or is just a little too speed dominate) than a Tropical Storm, or a Breeze, but doesn't want the hook potential or price point that a bigger core or cover would give them.

Personally, I prefer the Hectic or JoyRide over the Match Up pearl, as a step down from the Match up Hybrid, or Match Up solid in my arsenal.

I actually just drilled a Match Up hybrid, and like it. Has very similar length to my out of box covered Match Up, but a little more pop on the backend. Also, the hybrid is a touch more forgiving than the pearl, for me.

 
I missed the Match Up Hybrid by a few weeks as a replacement option. Bad timing on my part.
 
My original intent for the Match Up was to find a drier lane ball that's a step up from the Tropical Storm or Breeze, but not so strong that it overlaps into the medium category. I found the Match Up (solid and pearl) too strong for dry and not enough for medium, at least compared to the other equipment I own. Maybe the solid would have been better with a 2000 pad, but I didn't like the lope in the roll. The pearl works great on a fresh THS, but so do most balls on the market. My PSO is a Storm staffer, so I wanted to give some Storm equipment a fair try. The Match Ups didn't do it for me.
 
I'm going to give the Ebonite Turbo/R (hybrid version) a go. I'm a big fan of the Gamebreaker cover, and I'm hoping matched up to a weaker low differential core it will handle drier/shorter conditions with some authority. I'll report back on that experiment.