Nick Pivetta shut down Washington through seven brilliant innings, including matching his season high with 10 strikeouts, and ...

The San Diego Padres pitcher who hit Shohei Ohtani with a pitch on Wednesday has his suspension reduced by MLB.

MacKenzie Gore has pitched like an ace this season. He leads the National League in strikeouts. His ERA resides in the low-3.00s. Only five major leaguers have totaled more than his 11 quality starts.

Where would the Padres be without Nick Pivetta? Given the current state of their rotation and, really, their entire pitching staff, well … they’re happy they won’t have to find out.