That’s what made Pivetta’s gem on Tuesday night so important, as he pitched six innings of 1-run ball to push San Diego back in the win column with a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park.

Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee and then settled down to tie his season high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

Nick Pivetta survived another Giants ambush. Then he got back to doing what he does best: playing stopper. The fiery right-hander tied a season-high with 10 strikeouts over six strong innings, Manny Machado ended a 14-game RBI drought and the Padres beat the Giants 5-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 40,