The Red Sox can sweep the Orioles with a win this afternoon at Camden Yards (1:05 p.m., NESN, MLBN out-of-market) behind the surging Nick Pivetta.
Pivetta has been executing a high-wire act this season, writes Pitcher List’s Jai Correa, with an underlying arsenal that just might not be sustainable:
Pivetta’s focus on accuracy is unlike any approach we have seen from the right-hander in prior seasons, but it’s yielded some unexpected results. While the 3.38 ERA and 3.33 FIP speak to his early success, his 4.75 SIERA, 4.13 xERA, and 4.42 xFIP suggest a steep fall over the long run, if nothing changes.