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ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta is easily one of the better streamers of the week. He has punched out at least six batters in five consecutive appearances and allowed two earned runs, or less, in back-to-back starts. Pivetta also has a 31.4% K-BB% over the last 30 days, which is the 2nd best in baseball. Pivetta has a 4.20 ERA in the same time period, but also has a 60.6% strand rate, 1.07 WHIP, and .348 BABIP in the same time period. All of that has led to a 2.56 FIP for Pivetta that is eighth in baseball.
He will face two completely different teams in his two turns of the rotation this week. The Red Sox, his first opponent, lead the league in runs scored (644 runs in 117 games) and team wOBA (.362) against right-handed pitchers. The Mets, who he will face later in the week, are 27th in runs scored (445 runs in 113 games) and 23rd in team wOBA (.312) against right-handed pitchers. That being said, do not give up on Pivetta if he struggles against Boston.
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