CINCINNATI — Nick Pivetta looked toward left field on Friday night and flapped his arms wildly toward the ground as the pitcher tried anything he could do to alter the flight of a fly ball and keep it from leaving Great American Ballpark.
It worked as the ball fell into the glove of Rhys Hoskins on the warning track to end the third inning of a 6-4 loss. But an inning later, there was nothing Pivetta could do to keep a three-run homer from flying to right field. He didn’t even turn to watch as the ball soared off Mason Williams’ bat.