For both Pivetta and a Padres offense that managed little off former Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler (6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BBs, 4 Ks) and was already in an eight-run hole when it finally scored off Boston’s bullpen in the eighth.

The Red Sox handed Pivetta one of his worst starts of the season, scoring five runs against their former workhorse en route to a 10-2 win in Friday’s series opener. Boston scored four runs in the top of the fourth to seize control and Connor Wong blew the game open with a three-run double in the eighth.

The Red Sox put up five runs against their former teammate on Friday en route to a10-2 victory over the Padres.

Nick Pivetta is aware. “Yeah, I am competitive,” he said. “I know it gets a little nauseating sometimes. But it’s just how I run my life, and it’s what I like to be. And I hold myself to that standard of,

Nick Pivetta allowed just one hit in seven innings and Jackson Merrill capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run single as the San Diego Padres beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 for their sixth straight win Friday night.

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