A number of former Phillies are in the postseason with their current team. Nobody was put in a bigger spot than Nick Pivetta.
The former Phillies starter (and reliever) was scheduled to start Monday’s Game 4 for the Boston Red Sox, but manager Alex Cora moved his outing up a day. Entering the game in the tenth, Pivetta delivered in the biggest spot of his career. He threw four shutout innings, walked one hitter, struck out seven and allowed three hits. He became the first Red Sox reliever to throw at least four shutout innings and strike out seven batters or more in the postseason since Pedro Martinez in 1999.