Max Scherzer or Nick Pivetta
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| Nick Pivetta SP - SD  | Max Scherzer SP - TOR  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 4 | 5 |
| Games Started | 4 | 5 |
| Innings Pitched | 16.0 | 18.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 12 | 22 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 20 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 24 | 10 |
| Walks | 6 | 8 |
| ERA | 4.50 | 9.64 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.61 |
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Max Scherzer SP - TOR | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 27 |
| Games Started | 28 | 17 |
| Innings Pitched | 166.8 | 98.8 |
| Wins | 10 | 6 |
| Losses | 9 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 141 | 93 |
| Earned Runs | 69 | 48 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 180 | 93 |
| Walks | 50 | 28 |
| ERA | 3.72 | 4.42 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.22 |
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Max Scherzer SP - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Nick Pivetta has been diagnosed with a right elbow flexor strain. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th | Max Scherzer threw three scoreless innings for Triple-A Buffalo on a rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | |
| Matt Waldron (lower body) is expected to be reinstated from the 15-day IL later this week to take over Pivetta's rotation spot. No return timeline has been established for Pivetta, as the Padres are still awaiting MRI results on his elbow.
Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 15th | Max Scherzer is making a rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | |
| The Padres placed Nick Pivetta on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th | Max Scherzer will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday with Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | |
| Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta departed Sunday's start against the Rockies due to right elbow stiffness, as per the team. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 12th | Max Scherzer threw off the mound against live hitters on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th | |
| Nick Pivetta allowed two runs on four hits over five innings with eight strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Tuesday against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | Max Scherzer is scheduled to face hitters on Wednesday in a live batting practice session. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Notes | ||
| Nick Pivetta's 2025 breakout in San Diego was supported by real skill growth, highlighted by elite run prevention, a sub-1.00 WHIP, and career-best contact suppression (.195 BAA, .583 OPS against). His strikeout rate dipped slightly from peak Boston levels, but improved command and a sharp reduction in hard contact and BABIP drove a massive jump in value. Pivetta's projections appropriately pull him back from ace-level ratios, yet still view him as a strong mid-rotation fantasy starter with above-average strikeouts and solid run support. Fantasy managers should treat Pivetta as a high-floor SP3/4 rather than fully buying the Cy Young-adjacent ceiling he flashed in 2025. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Max Scherzer SP - TOR | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #306 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | @ BOS | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ BOS | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ WSH | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TB | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ BAL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | |||||
