For six quality innings, Flaherty menaced the aggressive-swinging Padres with a flurry of knuckle-curveballs. They spun in with an average velocity of 77 mph, had minus-9 inches of vertical break (drop) and 12 inches of horizontal movement.

Nick Pivetta allowed two hits over seven innings and the San Diego Padres recorded their seventh shutout of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Pivetta (4-1) became the first pitcher in franchise history to work scoreless ball in three of his first five starts for the club.