Nick Pivetta allowed only one hit over seven shutout innings Sunday because the San Diego Padres finished a four-game sweep of the visiting Atlanta Braves with a 5-0 win.
Pivetta (1-0) walked none and fanned 4 in an 82-pitch masterpiece that noticed him face the minimal 21 hitters. Orlando Arcia covered a unmarried to correct to guide off the 3rd, however a double play ball off Chadwick Tromp’s bat ended the inning.
Jason Adam and Jeremiah Estrada completed the shutout as San Diego blanked Atlanta over the general 22 innings of the collection. The Braves were given only one runner into scoring place and that did not closing lengthy. Marcell Ozuna used to be doubled off 2d to finish the 8th on Michael Harris’ grounder when he rotated the bag too a ways and primary baseman Luis Arraez threw at the back of him for the 3rd out.
Offensively, Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-3 and reached base 4 instances, knocking in a run, scoring two times and whilst stealing his 3rd base of the season. The Padres accrued 5 doubles and swiped 4 bases.
A.J. Smith-Shawver (0-1) lasted 4 innings for Atlanta, giving up six hits and two runs with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. The appropriate-hander discovered bother straight away when Tatis led off the ground of the primary with a checked-swing double down the proper box line. He scored one out afterward Manny Machado’s double to the right-center box wall.
Xander Bogaerts upped the result in 2-0 within the 3rd when he drilled a dangling curve into the left box nook, scoring Jake Cronenworth, who had coaxed a two-out stroll.
San Diego put the sport away past due in opposition to the Braves’ bullpen. Jackson Merrill higher the result in 3-0 within the 7th when he covered a two-out double to the wall in left-center off Jose Suarez, scoring Tatis from first.
The Padres tacked on two extra within the 8th in opposition to Hector Neris. Brandon Lockridge slashed an RBI double into the proper box nook to plate Bogaerts, and Tatis ripped a two-out unmarried off the glove of 3rd baseman Austin Riley to attain Lockridge.
–Box Stage Media