The right-hander, a late acquisition via free agency, has already broken Joe Musgrove's four-year old team record in his first five starts with the Padres.

Tigers starter Jack Flaherty was less effective than Pivetta only because he went to his dastardly knuckle curveball one too many times early and left it just a little too much in the strike zone. And because Díaz hit it just far enough for his first home run of the season two batters after Bogaerts led off the second inning with an infield single.

Nick Pivetta pitched seven dominant innings, Elias Diaz hit a two-run homer and the visiting San Diego Padres downed the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Tuesday night.