Nick Pivetta was brilliant in Thursday night’s spring tune-up against the Padres, piling up five strikeouts over five innings of shutout baseball.

Nick Pivetta was hit hard in Friday night’s start against the Rangers, giving up five runs on four hits in his 2 2/3 innings of work.

Nick Pivetta was terrific during Sunday’s start against the Giants, racking up three strikeouts over three scoreless innings.

Nick Pivetta struck out four over 2 2/3 scoreless innings on Tuesday against the Giants.