With 44,488 in attendance at Citizens Bank Park, the home crowd was treated to a nine-strikeout, four-hit performance from starter Jake Pivetta. He lasted 5 2/3 innings and didn’t walk a single member of the Miami Marlins.
It shouldn’t have come as a surprise, considering Pivetta’s lifetime K/9 rate of 9.59. Pivetta’s five-pitch arsenal kept Miami hitters off balance more than twice through the order. Miami leadoff hitter Lewis Brinson proved especially susceptible to Pivetta’s charms, whiffing to the fireballer three times. Brinson also struck out a fourth time, to reliever Luis Garcia.
While the Miami Marlins only touched Pivetta four times, there was no relief to be found against the relief.