Nick Pivetta (4-7) had a difficult time missing bats Saturday night in the Phillies 8-5 loss to the Rockies. He allowed eight runs (six earned) on eight hits, one walk, one hit-by-pitch and one strike out in only 2.2 innings of work.
Fantasy Implications: The 24-year-old right-hander allowed the first four batters to reach base, resulting in a five-run first inning. After a scoreless second, Pivetta gave up a sacrifice fly to Carlos Gonzalez, and was mercifully relieved after coughing up a two-run dinger to Pat Valaika. Though the rookie has a fine 9.0 K/9, his bulging 5.89 ERA is due to his propensity to give up the long ball (1.89 HR/9) and his struggles with control (3.8 BB/9). Pivetta's next projected start is Friday against the Mets in Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where he has been much more effective (3.89 ERA; 0.97 WHIP) than away (6.70 ERA; 1.70 WHIP).
No comments:
Post a Comment