Nick Pivetta had retired 11 straight batters on Monday night when he walked Johan Camargo on five pitches. Pivetta had already thrown 103 pitches. His night could have ended there with one out in the seventh inning.
It was not a necessity to push Pivetta much further. But the Phillies did. And it worked. Pivetta picked up the next two outs — with great assistance from Jorge Alfaro — and the Phillies went on to close out a 3-0 win over the first-place Braves at Citizens Bank Park.
The series opener was a great test for the Phillies, who moved just a half-game behind Atlanta.