For both Pivetta and a Padres offense that managed little off former Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler (6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BBs, 4 Ks) and was already in an eight-run hole when it finally scored off Boston’s bullpen in the eighth.

The Red Sox handed Pivetta one of his worst starts of the season, scoring five runs against their former workhorse en route to a 10-2 win in Friday’s series opener. Boston scored four runs in the top of the fourth to seize control and Connor Wong blew the game open with a three-run double in the eighth.

The Red Sox put up five runs against their former teammate on Friday en route to a10-2 victory over the Padres.

With a pair of weekend series coming up against Los Angeles, the Padres will soon have the opportunity to speed past the Dodgers.

With 42 games to go, the National League West is entirely up for grabs. In the moments after the Padres’ 5-1 victory over the Giants at Oracle Park, the Angels walked off the Dodgers in Anaheim, leaving San Diego and L.