Phillies manager Joe Girardi has downplayed the importance of early spring training games, saying that players need the first couple weeks to get themselves into game shape and try out some new things such as mechanics or pitches.
Hopefully, that’s what happened to Nick Pivetta in his first start where he allowed three runs off five hits in less than two innings against Detroit.
The first inning worked out great for Pivetta, who tallied a strikeout, line out, and a groundout.
NBCS Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury laid out what he saw from Pivetta in the first inning.