Last year, Nick Pivetta made his major-league debut with the Phillies just under two years after being acquired from the Nationals for Jonathan Papelbon. He started off the year in Triple-A with a 1.41 ERA in five starts.
As injuries started to decimate the major-league rotation, the team started going through all their Triple-A pitchers. Pivetta was one of the first to come up, making his debut April 30 against the Dodgers. He allowed nine hits but was able to limit the damage to two runs in five innings to the eventual NL champs.