Purple Sox
Pivetta’s career-high 13 Okay’s got here in a reduction look through which he didn’t permit a success.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When moved to the bullpen in Might, Nick Pivetta caught with the identical mindset he had as a starter decided to not let the change have an effect on how he helped the Purple Sox.
And now supervisor Alex Cora is reconsidering a spot within the rotation given Boston’s lengthy stretch of video games subsequent month with out a break.
The suitable-hander (6-5) matched his profession excessive with 13 strikeouts over six hitless innings of reduction in Boston’s 1-hitter and Connor Wong hit a two-run double and singled in a run for a career-high three RBIs, main the Purple Sox previous the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Monday night time for his or her eighth win in 9 video games.
Pivetta’s 13 strikeouts have been most by a reliever in Purple Sox historical past. He turned simply the sixth reduction pitcher since 1901 to strike out 13 or extra.
“I believe for me I don’t actually know what it’s I believe I’m doing what I’ve all the time been doing, going out pitching, it doesn’t matter the place I’m pitching or after I’m pitching,” he stated. “Simply being constant is an important factor for me and that’s simply what I’m targeted on.”
He changed lefty opener Brennan Bernardino, who labored two innings. It marked Pivetta’s ninth profession double-digit strikeout sport and first of 2023 — and his most Ks with the Purple Sox after placing out 13 whereas pitching for the Phillies in June 18, 2018, in opposition to Saint Louis.
Boston performs 16 straight video games with out an off day in mid-August, so Pivetta could also be referred to as to begin once more.
“That was spectacular,” Cora stated. “Good fastball, good command of his off-speed pitches, working forward, nice tempo. … We have been capable of prolong him once more and now he’ll be prepared, innings-wise and all that he must be prepared for Sunday.”
Justin Turner and Adam Duvall added sacrifice flies for Boston, which is 6-1 in a stretch of 12 straight matchups in opposition to groups under .500.
The A’s managed solely Ryan Noda’s first-inning single, misplaced their eighth straight sport and dropped a season-high 46 video games beneath .500 at 25-71. The sport drew a Purple Sox-heavy crowd of 9,987.
Oakland was held to 1 hit or fewer for the third time this yr and was shut out for the eleventh. The A’s struck out a season-high 18 instances.
Oakland right-hander Paul Blackburn (1-2), scratched from his beforehand scheduled begin in opposition to Boston on July 8 due to sickness, allowed a season-high six runs and matched his most hits allowed at 9, pitching 5 2/3 innings.
TOP DRAFT PICK
A’s first-round draft decide Jacob Wilson took batting follow and groundballs along with his household watching on the sector. The sixth total choice, he’s the son of former main leaguer Jack Wilson.
“It’s surreal,” stated the youthful Wilson, who receives a $5.5 million signing bonus from Oakland.
Supervisor Mark Kotsay confronted the brand new infielder’s father — “Nice competitor, nice athlete, nice shortstop, only a baseball participant.”
He sees similarities within the son.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Plate umpire Emil Jimenez grabbed at his proper leg and was shaken after being hit by a pitch within the high of the ninth. Jimenez stayed within the sport after being checked on by the A’s athletic coaching employees.
Purple Sox: 3B Rafael Devers was held out with tightness in his proper calf that turned bothersome throughout Sunday’s highway win in opposition to the Cubs. Supervisor Alex Cora hopes it’s solely a day. … INF Pablo Reyes (stomach pressure) will be a part of Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday to proceed his rehab video games. … RHP Corey Kluber (proper shoulder irritation) is scheduled to start a rehab task within the minors Friday whereas SS Trevor Story might quickly start a rehab task of his personal as he works again from Tommy John surgical procedure on his proper elbow. … C Connor Wong is slated for a time off Tuesday with Jorge Alfaro incomes a begin. … LHP Richard Bleier was reinstated from the 15-day injured listing and designated RHP Jake Faria for task.
Athletics: OF Ramón Laureano (fractured proper hand) is ready to start a five-game rehab task with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday. … RHP Dany Jiménez (shoulder) additionally will pitch for Las Vegas on Wednesday in his first outing, one inning and 20 pitches. … LF Brent Rooker returned to the lineup after sitting out Sunday with a flu bug.
UP NEXT
The Purple Sox hadn’t introduced a starter for Tuesday once they use one other opener to pitch reverse RHP Luis Medina (2-7, 6.34 ERA), who relieved opener Sam Lengthy at Boston on July 7.
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