Nick Pivetta brings five pitches and a passion into his initial season with the Padres. It was all there in his Cactus League debut on Tuesday. Pivetta, the newest addition to the Padres’ rotation, st

In addition to possessing a variety of pitches and a history of taking the ball pretty much every day he is asked to, Nick Pivetta has a reputation for having an edge. And there was a hint of it Tuesday in the right-hander’s first appearance for the Padres in a game that didn’t matter.

San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta was dealing in his first Cactus League start. Pivetta completed his spring debut against the San Francisco Giants after recording two outs in the third inning, the last of which was a strikeout.