San Diego Padres starting pitcher Nick Pivetta of Victoria, British Columbia recorded a quality start in his first appearance of the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season. Pivetta, who was making his Padres debut after signing a four-year deal worth $55 million on February 17, pitched seven shutout innings in a 5-0 Padres win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday from Petco Park in San Diego, California.
Pivetta was spectacular on Sunday night in the lone prime time game on the MLB schedule. He had 82 pitches, of which 57 pitches were strikes. Pivetta gave up one hit and had four strikeouts, with zero walks.
In his nine Major League seasons, Pivetta has 56 quality starts. He has 36 quality starts with the Boston Red Sox and 19 quality starts with the Philadelphia Phillies.
There are currently three Canadian born starting pitchers in MLB. The other two starters will also make their MLB debut on Monday night with their new clubs. Cal Quatrill of Port Hope, Ontario will get the start for the Miami Marlins against the New York Mets and Mike Soroka of Calgary, Alberta will get the start for the Washington Nationals in Toronto against the Toronto Blue Jays.
With the win, the Padres swept the Atlanta Braves in a four game series. They next host Cleveland on Tuesday.
