BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 09: Nick Pivetta #37 of the Boston Red Sox pitches during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 9, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
The Red Sox continue to win with Nick Pivetta on the mound
The role of a starting pitcher who slots in near the back of the rotation is to keep his team in the game. He isn’t expected to consistently shut down opposing lineups to carry his team to a win, his job is simply not to lose it.