Although they came out on the better side of the Buehler/Nick Pivetta matchup, it was a bit of a sliding-doors moment for the Red Sox, who were interested in retaining Pivetta last offseason before pivoting to Buehler.

Wilyer Abreu made former teammate Nick Pivetta pay for his mistakes with a two-run home run in a four-run fourth inning and Masataka Yoshida also connected to help the Boston Red Sox beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Friday night.

Nick Pivetta put his hands on his head as Wilyer Abreu’s fourth-inning drive sailed over the right-center wall. The San Diego Padres’ right-hander had endured only a handful of poor starts this year,