A leadoff home run off the bat of Jose Altuve gave the Houston Astros an early lead against the Red Sox on Wednesday night in Boston.
It was a tough start for Victoria-born pitcher Nick Pivetta, but one that met an immediate response. Pivetta followed the 10-pitch at-bat with Altuve by retiring 18 Astros hitters in a row en route to throwing Boston含羞草研究社檚 first complete game since 2019.
The 29-year-old Pivetta allowed just two hits in Boston含羞草研究社檚 5-1 win. Along with the offensive support from his Red Sox squad, Pivetta credited his array of breaking balls as they helped all but silence the Astros含羞草研究社 bats after the opening homer.
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Came through drippin'.
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The Vancouver Island native had eight strikeouts and walked none in just the fourth complete game of this Major League Baseball season.
After a slow start to the season, Pivetta has been getting better with each trip to the mound in May 含羞草研究社 with his two wins coming in the last week.
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Pivetta is 2-4 on the year with a 4.22 ERA and 41 strikeouts through eight games.
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